RT Journal Article T1 Cell Death Related Proteins Beyond Apoptosis in the CNS. A1 Bahatyrevich-Kharitonik, Bazhena A1 Medina-Guzman, Rafael A1 Flores-Cortes, Alicia A1 Garcia-Cruzado, Marta A1 Kavanagh, Edel A1 Burguillos, Miguel Angel K1 Bcl-2 K1 Bcl-xL K1 CNS K1 caspase K1 neurodegeneration K1 non-apoptotic K1 sexual dymorphism AB Cell death related (CDR) proteins are a diverse group of proteins whose original function was ascribed to apoptotic cell death signaling. Recently, descriptions of non-apoptotic functions for CDR proteins have increased. In this minireview, we comment on recent studies of CDR proteins outside the field of apoptosis in the CNS, encompassing areas such as the inflammasome and non-apoptotic cell death, cytoskeleton reorganization, synaptic plasticity, mitophagy, neurodegeneration and calcium signaling among others. Furthermore, we discuss the evolution of proteomic techniques used to predict caspase substrates that could potentially explain their non-apoptotic roles. Finally, we address new concepts in the field of non-apoptotic functions of CDR proteins that require further research such the effect of sexual dimorphism on non-apoptotic CDR protein function and the emergence of zymogen-specific caspase functions. PB Frontiers Research Foundation SN 2296-634X YR 2022 FD 2022-01-14 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/20526 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/20526 LA en NO Bahatyrevich-Kharitonik B, Medina-Guzman R, Flores-Cortes A, GarcĂ­a-Cruzado M, Kavanagh E, Burguillos MA. Cell Death Related Proteins Beyond Apoptosis in the CNS. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2022 Jan 14;9:825747. DS RISalud RD Apr 8, 2025