casp8 caspase 8, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase [Danio rerio (zebrafish)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: casp8provided by ZNC
Official Full Name: caspase 8, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidaseprovided by ZNC
Primary source: ZFIN:ZDB-GENE-000713-1
See related: Ensembl:ENSDARG00000058325 AllianceGenome:ZFIN:ZDB-GENE-000713-1
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: PROVISIONAL
Organism: Danio rerio
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Danionidae; Danioninae; Danio
Also known as: caspase-8; zgc:92075
Summary: Predicted to enable cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic signaling pathway. Acts upstream of or within regulation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process and symbiont-mediated activation of host apoptosis. Predicted to be part of CD95 death-inducing signaling complex. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm. Is expressed in several structures, including axis; germ ring; intestine; male organism; and nervous system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome type 2B; breast cancer; endocrine gland cancer (multiple); esophagus adenocarcinoma; and lung cancer. Orthologous to human CASP8 (caspase 8). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Nov 2024]
Orthologs: all
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Genomic context

Location:: chromosome: 6

Exon count:: 10

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_08	current	GRCz11 (GCF_000002035.6)	6	NC_007117.7 (13045873..13056726)
105	previous assembly	GRCz10 (GCF_000002035.5)	6	NC_007117.6 (12810999..12821873)

Chromosome 6 - NC_007117.7 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Expression

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Project title: Sequencing the Zebrafish transcriptome from a range of tissues and developmental stages Sequencing the Zebrafish transcriptome from a range of tissues and developmental stages
Description: Sequencing the Zebrafish transcriptome from a range of tissues and developmental stages
BioProject: PRJEB1986
Analysis date: Fri Dec 8 19:48:10 2017

Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Caspase-8 promotes NLRP3 inflammasome activation mediates eye development defects in zebrafish larvae exposed to perfulorooctane sulfonate (PFOS).
Title: Caspase-8 promotes NLRP3 inflammasome activation mediates eye development defects in zebrafish larvae exposed to perfulorooctane sulfonate (PFOS).
Induction of apoptosis through targeted activation of caspase by tamoxifen (ATTAC(TM)) further expands the repertoire of genetic tools for conditional interrogation of cellular functions.
Title: Caspase-mediated apoptosis induction in zebrafish cerebellar Purkinje neurons.
Targeted gene knockdown of TNFRSF1B in zebrafish embryos results in the induction of a caspase-8, caspase-2 and P53-dependent apoptotic program in endothelial cells that bypasses caspase-3.
Title: TNF receptors regulate vascular homeostasis in zebrafish through a caspase-8, caspase-2 and P53 apoptotic program that bypasses caspase-3.
These results show that zebrafish casp8 has a structure and function similar to mammalian CASP8 orthologs and the role of caspase-8 in the apoptotic signal pathway has been conserved over at least 450 million years of vertebrate evolution.
Title: Conserved function of caspase-8 in apoptosis during bony fish evolution.

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General gene information

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Gene Ontology Provided by ZFIN

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables cysteine-type endopeptidase activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic signaling pathway	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables cysteine-type peptidase activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in apoptotic process	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of apoptotic process	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in positive regulation of neuron apoptotic process	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within proteolysis	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of apoptotic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within symbiont-mediated activation of host apoptosis	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
part_of CD95 death-inducing signaling complex	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
is_active_in cytoplasm	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: caspase-8

Names: caspase-8a; cysteine protease

NP_571585.2

EC 3.4.22.61

XP_068077884.1

EC 3.4.22.61

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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mRNA and Protein(s)

NM_131510.2 → NP_571585.2 caspase-8

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Status: PROVISIONAL

Source sequence(s)

BC081583

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

Q66I19

Related

ENSDARP00000095527.2, ENSDART00000104757.4

Conserved Domains (3) summary

cd00032
Location:229 → 474

CASc; Caspase, interleukin-1 beta converting enzyme (ICE) homologues; Cysteine-dependent aspartate-directed proteases that mediate programmed cell death (apoptosis). Caspases are synthesized as inactive zymogens and activated by proteolysis of the peptide ...

cd08334
Location:96 → 176

DED_Caspase_8_10_r2; Death effector domain, repeat 2, of initator caspases 8 and 10

cd08792
Location:2 → 76

DED_Caspase_8_10_r1; Death effector domain, repeat 1, of initator caspases 8 and 10