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#Question id: 1477


The effector proteases in the apoptotic pathway, the caspases, are so named because

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling
  1. they contain a key cysteine residue in the catalytic site and selectively cleave proteins at sites just C-terminal to aspartate residues.

  2. they contain a key serine residue in the catalytic site and selectively cleave proteins at sites just N-terminal to aspartate residues.

  3. they contain a key cysteine residue in the catalytic site and selectively cleave proteins at sites just C-terminal to glutamate residues.

  4. they contain a key cysteine residue in the catalytic site and selectively cleave proteins at sites just N-terminal to glutamate residues.