Calpain-3

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Enzyme

**Definition:** Calpain-3 (821 aa, ~94 kDa) is encoded by the human CAPN3 gene. This protein plays a role in cysteine proteinase activity against a variety of protein substrates.

**Synonyms:** - CANP 3 - CAPN3 - Calcium-Activated Neutral Proteinase 3 - Calpain 3 - Calpain L3 - Calpain p94 - EC 3.4.22.54 - Muscle-Specific Calcium-Activated Neutral Protease 3 - New Calpain 1 - nCL-1