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Facts about Apoptotic protease-activating factor 1.
Isoform 6 is less effective in inducing apoptosis. .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | APAF1 |
| Uniprot: | O14727 |
| Entrez: | 317 |

| Belongs to: |
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| No superfamily |

APAF1; APAF-1; APAF-1apoptotic protease activating factor 1; apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1; apoptotic peptidase activating factor; apoptotic protease activating factor; apoptotic protease-activating factor 1; CED4; DKFZp781B1145; KIAA0413
Mass (kDA):
141.84 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 12q23.1 |
| Sequence: | 12; NC_000012.12 (98645141..98735433) |
Ubiquitous. Highest levels of expression in adult spleen and peripheral blood leukocytes, and in fetal brain, kidney and lung. Isoform 1 is expressed in heart, kidney and liver.
Cytoplasm.






PMID: 9267021 by Zou H., et al. Apaf-1, a human protein homologous to C. elegans CED-4, participates in cytochrome c-dependent activation of caspase-3.
PMID: 10441496 by Hahn C., et al. Three new types of Apaf-1 in mammalian cells.
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