cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process

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Catalysis of the hydrolysis of internal, alpha-peptide bonds in a polypeptide chain by a mechanism in which the sulfhydryl group of a cysteine residue at the active center acts as a nucleophile, and contributing to the apoptotic process. [ GOC:mtg_apoptosis ]