activation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic signaling pathway

Term ID

GO:0097296

Synonyms

• activation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic signalling pathway
• activation of initiator caspase activity

Definition

Any process that initiates the activity of an inactive cysteine-type endopeptidase involved in the apoptotic signaling pathway.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO