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 enzymatically splits other proteins. It is part of a group of cysteine proteases known as caspases that specifically cleave proteins at an amino acid following an aspartic acid residue.