Gene Information
Gene NameCASP14
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length242
Protein NamesCaspase-14 (CASP-14) (EC 3.4.22.-) [Cleaved into: Caspase-14 subunit p17, mature form; Caspase-14 subunit p10, mature form; Caspase-14 subunit p20, intermediate form; Caspase-14 subunit p8, intermediate form]
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age382 ( ENSG00000105141 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP31944
Gene CardCASP14
Uniprot IDP31944
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.065146117)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CASP14 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CASP14 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CASP14 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CASP14 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Casp14 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CASP14 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Casp14 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CASP14 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsPYCARD, CASP8, CASP2, CASP6, CFLAR, CASP10, CARD18, CASP9, CASP1, CARD16, CASP5, CASP4, CASP3, CASP7, PYDC1, CASP12
Tissueskin, zone.of.skin, lower.leg.skin, suprapubic.skin
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in keratinocytes of adult skin suprabasal layers (from spinous layers to the stratum granulosum and stratum corneum) (at protein level). Expressed in keratinocytes of hair shaft and sebaceous glands (at protein level). In psoriatic skin only expressed at very low levels (PubMed:11175259). The p17/10 mature form is expressed in epidermis stratum corneum, the p20/p8 intermediate form in epidermis upper granular cells of the stratum granulosum (PubMed:22825846). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11175259, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15556625, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22825846}.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.000730(Chimpanzee);0.001000(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11175259, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12200134, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22825846}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11175259}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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