death-effector domain

death-effector domain
Domain at the C-terminus of FADD and N-terminus of FLICE. Interaction mediated by these domains leads to the assembly of the death-inducing signalling complex (DISC) which activates other caspases.

Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.

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