PYCARD wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human PYCARD wild-type allele is located within 16p12-p11.2 and is approximately 2 kb in length. This allele, which encodes apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD protein, is involved in the modulation of both caspase activation and apoptosis.

**Synonyms:** - ASC - CARD5 - MGC10332 - PYD and CARD Domain Containing wt Allele - TMS - TMS-1 - TMS1