Enables cysteine-type endopeptidase activity. Involved in several processes, including negative regulation of cellular response to manganese ion; positive regulation of apoptotic process; and positive regulation of cellular response to gamma radiation. Located in germ cell nucleus. Expressed in germ line. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Alzheimer's disease; carcinoma (multiple); gastrointestinal system cancer (multiple); and prostate disease (multiple). Is an ortholog of several human genes including CASP3 (caspase 3); CASP6 (caspase 6); and CASP7 (caspase 7).
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.