Calpain-2 (EC 3.4.22.53 , calcium-activated neutral protease II , m-calpain , milli-calpain ) is an intracellular heterodimeric calcium-activated cysteine protease.[ 1] [ 2] catalyses the following chemical reaction
Broad endopeptidase specificity This enzyme belongs to the peptidase family C2. It is one of 15 proteins in the calpain family.[ 3]
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