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Z-LEVD-FMK is a cell-permeable caspase-4 inhibitor. Z-LEVD-FMK blocks ER stress-induced apoptosis in cancer cells[1].

Caspase-4

[1] Bian ZM, et al. Dual involvement of caspase-4 in inflammatory and ER stress-induced apoptotic responses in human retinal pigment epithelial cells. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2009 Dec;50(12):6006-14. DOI:10.1167/iovs.09-3628
[2] Ariazi EA, et al. Estrogen induces apoptosis in estrogen deprivation-resistant breast cancer through stress responses as identified by global gene expression across time. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Nov 22;108(47):18879-86. DOI:10.1073/pnas.1115188108