Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including acute inflammatory response to non-antigenic stimulus; cellular response to staurosporine; and positive regulation of programmed cell death. Predicted to act upstream of or within regulation of apoptotic process. Predicted to be located in several cellular components, including axon; neuronal cell body; and nucleoplasm. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; central nervous system; genitourinary system; sensory organ; and vibrissa. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in ovarian carcinoma. Orthologous to human CASP6 (caspase 6).