oriC contains binding sites for DnaA: dnaA-boxes.

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Caspases

are so named because they contain a key cysteine residue in the catalytic site and selectively cleave proteins at sites just C-terminal to aspartate residues

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Caspases function as homodimers with one domain of each stabilizing the active site of the other; they mediate apoptosis by proteolytic cleavage of selected substrates

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

During apoptosis, increasing amounts of phosphatidylserine are found in the exoplasmic leaflet, where it acts as an “eat me” signal

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

In normal vertebrate cells, ATP-powered phospholipid flippases  (members of the ABC transporter) called 

ATP11A and ATP11C

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In resting cells 

ATP11A and ATP11C, continuously transport phosphatidylserine from the outer to the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane.