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Gene information for CASP14 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID23581
Official gene symbolCASP14
Full namecaspase 14, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase
Aliases,MGC119078,MGC119079,
Gene summaryThis 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. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 19   Locus: 19p13.1
Gene position15163015 - 15166900  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size3886 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID605848