Definition: A conserved class of proteins that control APOPTOSIS in both VERTEBRATES and INVERTEBRATES. IAP proteins interact with and inhibit CASPASES, and they function as ANTI-APOPTOTIC PROTEINS. The protein class is defined by an approximately 80-amino acid motif called the baculoviral inhibitor of apoptosis repeat.
APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS is also available
Other names Inhibitor Of Apoptosis Protein; Apoptosis Proteins Inhibitor; cIAP1 Protein; c-IAP2 Protein; Inhibitor-Of-Apoptosis Protein; Inhibitor of Apoptosis 2 Protein; Inhibitor of Apoptosis 1 Protein; c-IAP1 Protein; IAP2 Protein; IAP Protein (Apoptosis); Baculoviral Inhibitor Of Apoptosis Repeat Proteins; IAP1 Protein