C9orf23 (chromosome 9 open reading frame 23) is a 163 amino acid protein that belongs to the histone-like Alba family and is encoded by a gene that maps to human chromosome 9p13.3. Chromosome 9 consists

Receptor for TNFSF6/FASLG. The adapter molecule FADD recruits caspase-8 to the activated receptor. The resulting death-inducing signaling complex (DISC) performs caspase-8 proteolytic activation which initiates the subsequent cascade of caspases (aspartate-specific cysteine proteases) mediating apoptosis.