Catalysis of the hydrolysis of internal, alpha-peptide bonds in a polypeptide chain by a mechanism in which the sulfhydryl group of a cysteine residue at the active center acts as a nucleophile, and contributing to the apoptotic signaling pathway. (Gene Ontology, GO_0097199)
6 genes performing the cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic signaling pathway molecular function from the curated GO Molecular Function Annotations dataset.
