Caspase Dronc

UniProtKB accession:  Q9XYF4

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UniProtKB description:  Involved in the activation cascade of caspases responsible for apoptosis execution (PubMed:10200258, PubMed:10675329, PubMed:10984473). Effector of steroid-mediated apoptosis during insect metamorphosis (PubMed:10984473). Overexpression promotes programmed cell death (PubMed:10200258, PubMed:10675329, PubMed:10984473). Interaction with Diap1 is required to suppress Dronc-mediated cell death; via Diap1-mediated ubiquitination of Dronc (PubMed:10675329, PubMed:14517550). Rate-limiting caspase in rpr, grim and hid death pathway (PubMed:10984473, PubMed:14517550). Recruited to the Dark apoptosome, an adapter protein complex that mediates activation of the caspase cascade in programmed cell death initiated by the intrinsic apoptosis pathway (PubMed:21220123, PubMed:25644603). Association with the Dark apoptosome stimulates autocatalytic cleavage and activation of Dronc, promoting Dronc-mediated cleavage of downstream effector caspases such as Drice (PubMed:21220123, PubMed:25644603).