FEATURES

FAMILY

DESCRIPTION

Also known as HTRA2_HUMAN, HTRA2, OMI, PRSS25. Serine protease that shows proteolytic activity against a non-specific substrate beta-casein. Promotes or induces cell death either by direct binding to and inhibition of BIRC proteins (also called inhibitor of apoptosis proteins, IAPs), leading to an increase in caspase activity, or by a BIRC inhibition-independent, caspase-independent and serine protease activity-dependent mechanism. Cleaves THAP5 and promotes its degradation during apoptosis. Isoform 2 seems to be proteolytically inactive. Homotrimer. Interacts with MXI2. Interacts with THAP5 under apoptotic conditions. The mature protein, but not the precursor, binds to BIRC2/c-IAP1, BIRC3/c-IAP2 and XIAP/BIRC4. Interacts with BIRC6/bruce.

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HTRA2

Serine protease HTRA2, mitochondrial

HTRA2

Molecular Synopsis