Caspase 2 proteolytically cleaves other proteins. It belongs to a family of cysteine proteases called caspases that cleave proteins only at an amino acid following an aspartic acid residue.
Caspase 2 is a protein-cleaving enzyme that falls under the category of cysteine proteases called caspases, which are characterized by their ability to cut proteins only after an aspartic acid residue.