Caspase 14

Caspase 14, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase
Identifiers
SymbolsCASP14 ; MGC119078; MGC119079
External IDsOMIM: 605848 MGI: 1335092 HomoloGene: 36304 IUPHAR: 1627 ChEMBL: 5991 GeneCards: CASP14 Gene
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez2358112365
EnsemblENSG00000105141ENSMUSG00000005355
UniProtP31944O89094
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_012114NM_009809
RefSeq (protein)NP_036246NP_033939
Location (UCSC)Chr 19:
15.16 – 15.17 Mb
Chr 10:
78.71 – 78.72 Mb
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Caspase 14 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CASP14 gene.[1][2][3]

The CASP14 gene encodes a member of the cysteine-aspartic acid protease (caspase) family. Sequential activation of caspases plays a central role in the execution-phase of cell apoptosis. Caspases exist as inactive proenzymes which undergo proteolytic processing at conserved aspartic residues to produce two subunits, large and small, that dimerize to form the active enzyme. This caspase has been shown to be processed and activated by caspase 8 and caspase 10 in vitro, and by anti-Fas agonist antibody or TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand in vivo. The expression and processing of this caspase may be involved in keratinocyte terminal differentiation, which is important for the formation of the skin barrier.[3]

References

  1. Van de Craen M, Van Loo G, Pype S, Van Criekinge W, Van den brande I, Molemans F, Fiers W, Declercq W, Vandenabeele P (May 1999). "Identification of a new caspase homologue: caspase-14". Cell Death Differ 5 (10): 838–46. doi:10.1038/sj.cdd.4400444. PMID 10203698.
  2. Hu S, Snipas SJ, Vincenz C, Salvesen G, Dixit VM (Dec 1998). "Caspase-14 is a novel developmentally regulated protease". J Biol Chem 273 (45): 29648–53. doi:10.1074/jbc.273.45.29648. PMID 9792675.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: CASP14 caspase 14, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase".

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