Assertion: caspase | /r/HasProperty | –protease
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text: The caspases, a family of cystein–aspartate–protease, are divided into two groups: initiator caspases (such as caspase-8, caspase-9, and caspase-12), whose main function is to activate downstream caspases; and executor caspases (such as caspase-3, caspase-6, and caspase-7), which are responsible for dismantling cellular proteins.