QuickView for caspase-14 (gene)

Gene Symbol:

CASP14 Homo sapiens

Full name:

caspase 14

Synonyms:

ARCI12, caspase-14, CASP-14, apoptosis-related cysteine protease, caspase 14, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase, caspase 14, apoptosis-related cysteine protease

Genomic Location:

Chr 19: 15024015-15027900

Description:

This 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...

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This 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.

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Orthologs:

Mus musculus ,  Rattus norvegicus ,  Macaca mulatta ,  Bos taurus ,  Canis lupus familiaris ,  Pan troglodytes

External Links:

Entrez Gene

Cytogenetic Map:

19p13.12

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