CASP8


Summary: This gene encodes a member of the cysteine-aspartic acid protease (caspase) family. Sequential activation of caspases plays a central role in the execution-phase of cell apoptosis. Caspases exist as inactive proenzymes composed of a prodomain, a large protease subunit, and a small protease subunit. Activation of caspases requires proteolytic processing at conserved internal aspartic residues to generate a heterodimeric enzyme consisting of the large and small subunits. This protein is involved in the programmed cell death induced by Fas and various apoptotic stimuli. The N-terminal FADD-like death effector domain of this protein suggests that it may interact with Fas-interacting protein FADD. This protein was detected in the insoluble fraction of the affected brain region from Huntington disease patients but not in those from normal controls, which implicated the role in neurodegenerative diseases. Many alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described, although not all variants have had their full-length sequences determined. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].

NameOMIM IDEnsembl IDHGNC IDPHARMGKB IDMap Location
caspase 8MIM:601763Ensembl:ENSG00000064012HGNC:HGNC:1509PA260922q33.1

GO terms in CASP8


Term TypeEvidence TypeGO Term IDGO Des.
MFIDAGO:0004197cysteine-type endopeptidase activity
MFTASGO:0004197cysteine-type endopeptidase activity
MFIEAGO:0005123death receptor binding
MFIEAGO:0005164tumor necrosis factor receptor binding
MFIPIGO:0005515protein binding
MFIDAGO:0008233peptidase activity
MFIMPGO:0008233peptidase activity
MFTASGO:0008234cysteine-type peptidase activity
MFIPIGO:0031625ubiquitin protein ligase binding
MFIBAGO:0035877death effector domain binding
MFIPIGO:0035877death effector domain binding
MFIPIGO:0042802identical protein binding
MFIEAGO:0044877protein-containing complex binding
MFIPIGO:0097110scaffold protein binding
MFIBAGO:0097153cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process
MFIMPGO:0097153cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process
MFIBAGO:0097199cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic signaling pathway
MFIMPGO:0097199cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic signaling pathway
MFIBAGO:0097200cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in execution phase of apoptosis
BPIDAGO:0006508proteolysis
BPIBAGO:0006915apoptotic process
BPIGIGO:0006915apoptotic process
BPIMPGO:0006915apoptotic process
BPIBAGO:0006919activation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process
BPTASGO:0006919activation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process
BPTASGO:0007166cell surface receptor signaling pathway
BPIBAGO:0008625extrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway via death domain receptors
BPIEAGO:0009409response to cold
BPTASGO:0010803regulation of tumor necrosis factor-mediated signaling pathway
BPTASGO:0030101natural killer cell activation
BPIBAGO:0030225macrophage differentiation
BPTASGO:0030225macrophage differentiation
BPIEAGO:0032025response to cobalt ion
BPIEAGO:0032355response to estradiol
BPIEAGO:0032496response to lipopolysaccharide
BPTASGO:0034138toll-like receptor 3 signaling pathway
BPIMPGO:0034612response to tumor necrosis factor
BPTASGO:0035666TRIF-dependent toll-like receptor signaling pathway
BPIDAGO:0036462TRAIL-activated apoptotic signaling pathway
BPTASGO:0039650suppression by virus of host cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process
BPTASGO:0042110T cell activation
BPTASGO:0042113B cell activation
BPIEPGO:0043123positive regulation of I-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB signaling
BPIMPGO:0043123positive regulation of I-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB signaling
BPIMPGO:0043124negative regulation of I-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB signaling
BPIEAGO:0045471response to ethanol
BPIMPGO:0045651positive regulation of macrophage differentiation
BPIDAGO:0045862positive regulation of proteolysis
BPIMPGO:0051603proteolysis involved in cellular protein catabolic process
BPTASGO:0060544regulation of necroptotic process
BPTASGO:0060715syncytiotrophoblast cell differentiation involved in labyrinthine layer development
BPTASGO:0070423nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain containing signaling pathway
BPIEPGO:0071260cellular response to mechanical stimulus
BPIEAGO:0071407cellular response to organic cyclic compound
BPTASGO:0071550death-inducing signaling complex assembly
BPIMPGO:0097190apoptotic signaling pathway
BPTASGO:0097190apoptotic signaling pathway
BPIDAGO:0097191extrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway
BPIBAGO:0097194execution phase of apoptosis
BPIMPGO:0097194execution phase of apoptosis
BPTASGO:0097194execution phase of apoptosis
BPIDAGO:0097202activation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity
BPTASGO:0097296activation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic signaling pathway
BPTASGO:1900740positive regulation of protein insertion into mitochondrial membrane involved in apoptotic signaling pathway
BPIEAGO:1901216positive regulation of neuron death
BPTASGO:1902041regulation of extrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway via death domain receptors
BPTASGO:1902042negative regulation of extrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway via death domain receptors
CCIDAGO:0005654nucleoplasm
CCIBAGO:0005737cytoplasm
CCTASGO:0005739mitochondrion
CCTASGO:0005741mitochondrial outer membrane
CCIDAGO:0005829cytosol
CCTASGO:0005829cytosol
CCTASGO:0005856cytoskeleton
CCIDAGO:0031264death-inducing signaling complex
CCIDAGO:0031265CD95 death-inducing signaling complex
CCIEAGO:0043005neuron projection
CCIEAGO:0044297cell body
CCIEAGO:0045121membrane raft
CCIDAGO:0097342ripoptosome

Gene expression in normal tissue: CASP8

Gene-model tissue-cancer distribution: Bubble Plot

Gene-drug pathway distribution

Pathways in CASP8


DatabasePathway IDPathway Des.
biocartacaspasepathwaycaspase cascade in apoptosis
biocartaceramidepathwayceramide signaling pathway
biocartadeathpathwayinduction of apoptosis through dr3 and dr4/5 death receptors
biocartafaspathwayfas signaling pathway (cd95)
biocartahivnefpathwayhiv-1 nef: negative effector of fas and tnf
biocartairespathwayinternal ribosome entry pathway
biocartatnfr1pathwaytnfr1 signaling pathway
reactomeR-HSA-109581Apoptosis
reactomeR-HSA-109606Intrinsic Pathway for Apoptosis
reactomeR-HSA-111465Apoptotic cleavage of cellular proteins
reactomeR-HSA-140534via Death Receptors in the presence of ligand
reactomeR-HSA-162582Signal Transduction
reactomeR-HSA-166016Toll Like Receptor 4 (TLR4) Cascade
reactomeR-HSA-166166MyD88-independent TLR4 cascade
reactomeR-HSA-168164Toll Like Receptor 3 (TLR3) Cascade
reactomeR-HSA-168249Innate Immune System
reactomeR-HSA-168256Immune System
reactomeR-HSA-168638NOD1/2 Signaling Pathway
reactomeR-HSA-168643Nucleotide-binding domain, leucine rich repeat containing receptor (NLR) signaling pathways
reactomeR-HSA-168898Toll-Like Receptors Cascades
reactomeR-HSA-168928DDX58/IFIH1-mediated induction of interferon-alpha/beta
reactomeR-HSA-2562578TRIF-mediated programmed cell death
reactomeR-HSA-264870Caspase-mediated cleavage of cytoskeletal proteins
reactomeR-HSA-3371378Regulation by c-FLIP
reactomeR-HSA-5213460RIPK1-mediated regulated necrosis
reactomeR-HSA-5218859Regulated Necrosis
reactomeR-HSA-5218900CASP8 activity is inhibited
reactomeR-HSA-5357769Caspase activation via extrinsic apoptotic signalling pathway
reactomeR-HSA-5357786TNFR1-induced proapoptotic signaling
reactomeR-HSA-5357801Programmed Cell Death
reactomeR-HSA-5357905Regulation of TNFR1 signaling
reactomeR-HSA-5607764CLEC7A (Dectin-1) signaling
reactomeR-HSA-5621481C-type lectin receptors (CLRs)
reactomeR-HSA-5660668CLEC7A/inflammasome pathway
reactomeR-HSA-5675482Regulation of necroptotic cell death
reactomeR-HSA-69416Dimerization of procaspase-8
reactomeR-HSA-73887Death Receptor Signalling
reactomeR-HSA-75108Activation, myristolyation of BID and translocation to mitochondria
reactomeR-HSA-75153Apoptotic execution phase
reactomeR-HSA-75157FasL/ CD95L signaling
reactomeR-HSA-75158TRAIL signaling
reactomeR-HSA-75893TNF signaling
reactomeR-HSA-9013957TLR3-mediated TICAM1-dependent programmed cell death
reactomeR-HSA-933543NF-kB activation through FADD/RIP-1 pathway mediated by caspase-8 and -10
reactomeR-HSA-937061TRIF(TICAM1)-mediated TLR4 signaling
wikipathwaysWP1433Nucleotide-binding Oligomerization Domain (NOD) pathway
wikipathwaysWP1449Regulation of toll-like receptor signaling pathway
wikipathwaysWP1530miRNA Regulation of DNA Damage Response
wikipathwaysWP1772Apoptosis Modulation and Signaling
wikipathwaysWP1984Integrated Breast Cancer Pathway
wikipathwaysWP2036TNF related weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) Signaling Pathway
wikipathwaysWP2059Alzheimers Disease
wikipathwaysWP231TNF alpha Signaling Pathway
wikipathwaysWP2324AGE-RAGE pathway
wikipathwaysWP2328Allograft Rejection
wikipathwaysWP2359Parkin-Ubiquitin Proteasomal System pathway
wikipathwaysWP2507Nanomaterial induced apoptosis
wikipathwaysWP2513Nanoparticle triggered regulated necrosis
wikipathwaysWP254Apoptosis
wikipathwaysWP314Fas Ligand (FasL) pathway and Stress induction of Heat Shock Proteins (HSP) regulation
wikipathwaysWP3639Apoptotic Signaling Pathway
wikipathwaysWP384Apoptosis Modulation by HSP70
wikipathwaysWP3865RIG-I-like Receptor Signaling
wikipathwaysWP3982miRNA regulation of p53 pathway in prostate cancer
wikipathwaysWP707DNA Damage Response
wikipathwaysWP75Toll-like Receptor Signaling Pathway
pidar_pathwayCoregulation of Androgen receptor activity
pidavb3_integrin_pathwayIntegrins in angiogenesis
pidcaspase_pathwayCaspase Cascade in Apoptosis
pidceramide_pathwayCeramide signaling pathway
pidfaspathwayFAS (CD95) signaling pathway
pidhivnefpathwayHIV-1 Nef: Negative effector of Fas and TNF-alpha
pidtnfpathwayTNF receptor signaling pathway
pidtrail_pathwayTRAIL signaling pathway
netpathPathway_AndrogenReceptorAndrogenReceptor
netpathPathway_RAGERAGE
netpathPathway_TNFalphaTNFalpha
netpathPathway_TWEAKTWEAK
kegghsa04115p53 signaling pathway - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa04210Apoptosis - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa04215Apoptosis - multiple species - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa04217Necroptosis - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa04620Toll-like receptor signaling pathway - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa04621NOD-like receptor signaling pathway - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa04622RIG-I-like receptor signaling pathway - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa04625C-type lectin receptor signaling pathway - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa04657IL-17 signaling pathway - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa04668TNF signaling pathway - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa04932Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa05010Alzheimer,s disease - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa05016Huntington,s disease - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa05134Legionellosis - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa05142Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa05145Toxoplasmosis - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa05152Tuberculosis - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa05161Hepatitis B - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa05165Human papillomavirus infection - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa05167Kaposi,s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infection - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa05168Herpes simplex infection - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa05200Pathways in cancer - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa05203Viral carcinogenesis - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa05416Viral myocarditis - Homo sapiens (human)

Gene-Drug: Aster Plot


Drug IDDrug NameModel Num.
iGMDRD3615Z-7-Oxozeaenol1
iGMDRD772BRD47705
iGMDRD1008SR-II-138A2
iGMDRD579PF7502
iGMDRD670ML 2102
iGMDRD781Sirolimus3
iGMDRD494Neopeltolide2
iGMDRD71Sparfosic acid2
iGMDRD446LY 21832403
iGMDRD152179324-69-74
iGMDRD193Fqi13
iGMDRD639YK 4-2793
iGMDRD679Bistramide A2
iGMDRD280CYTOCHALASIN B4
iGMDRD394BX-7953
iGMDRD255SB2250025
iGMDRD171Pemetrexed2
iGMDRD30917AAG1
iGMDRD441TW 372
iGMDRD887Compound 23 citrate2
iGMDRD74Idarubicin3
iGMDRD188Piperlongumine4
iGMDRD100Zebularine2
iGMDRD562Navitoclax8
iGMDRD888Compound 442
iGMDRD577BIX012943
iGMDRD60Quinoclamine3
iGMDRD64Parbendazole4
iGMDRD355Conatumumab1
iGMDRD874BRD89581
iGMDRD330BRD41323
iGMDRD248BRD43541
iGMDRD719IOX21
iGMDRD512nutlin 32
iGMDRD607Ubistatin B2
iGMDRD232FTI-2771
iGMDRD79Gemcitabine4
iGMDRD85Ursolic acid2
iGMDRD237ABT-7512
iGMDRD123Isoevodiamine1
iGMDRD211(1S,3R)-RSL32
iGMDRD293Bleomycin1
iGMDRD271Brefeldin A1
iGMDRD121GMX17782
iGMDRD251ML1622
iGMDRD202Curcumin3
iGMDRD434BMS-5369245
iGMDRD77Itraconazole2
iGMDRD286Nsc 6328393
iGMDRD366PI-1032
iGMDRD246NPC262
iGMDRD505Pevonedistat1
iGMDRD322FK 8662
iGMDRD42Vorinostat3

Gene in drug-gene network: Network Plot

Gene-drug targets distribution

Gene Structure: PDB

Models in CASP8

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