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Mechanisms of caspase activation. Activation models for initiator and effector caspases are shown. Blue indicates inactive caspase, whereas orange denotes activated caspase. Some of the activated caspases (i.e., casp-3, casp-7, casp-9) are subject to regulation by inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAPs)
