Anti-Caspase-14 Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody

Caspase-14; CASP-14;3.4.22.-; Caspase-14 subunit p17, mature form; Caspase-14 subunit p10, mature form; Caspase-14 subunit p20, intermediate form; Caspase-14 subunit p8, intermediate form; CASP14

Expressed 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) . .

Non-apoptotic caspase involved in epidermal differentiation. Is the predominant caspase in epidermal stratum corneum (PubMed:15556625) . Seems to play a role in keratinocyte differentiation and is required for cornification. Regulates maturation of the epidermis by proteolytically processing filaggrin (By similarity) . In vitro has a preference for the substate [WY]-X-X-D motif and is active on the synthetic caspase substrate WEHD-ACF (PubMed:16854378, PubMed:19960512) . Involved in processing of prosaposin in the epidermis (By similarity) . May be involved in retinal pigment epithelium cell barrier function (PubMed:25121097) . Involved in DNA degradation in differentiated keratinocytes probably by cleaving DFFA/ICAD leading to liberation of DFFB/CAD (PubMed:24743736) . .