Gene description for CASP6
Gene name	caspase 6, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase
Gene symbol	CASP6
Other names/aliases	MCH2
Species	Homo sapiens
Database cross references - CASP6
ExoCarta	ExoCarta_839
Entrez Gene	839
HGNC	1507
MIM	601532
UniProt	P55212
CASP6 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Thymus	23844026

Gene ontology annotations for CASP6

Molecular Function     cysteine-type endopeptidase activity GO:0004197 TAS     cysteine-type peptidase activity GO:0008234 TAS     protein binding GO:0005515 IPI     cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in execution phase of apoptosis GO:0097200 IBA     identical protein binding GO:0042802 IPI Biological Process     proteolysis GO:0006508 IDA     epithelial cell differentiation GO:0030855 IEP     programmed cell death GO:0012501 TAS     apoptotic process GO:0006915 TAS     execution phase of apoptosis GO:0097194 IBA     cellular component disassembly involved in execution phase of apoptosis GO:0006921 TAS Subcellular Localization     cytoplasm GO:0005737 IDA     cytosol GO:0005829 TAS     nucleoplasm GO:0005654 TAS