Anti-Caspase-14/CASP14 Antibody Picoband®

About this product

Boster Bio Anti-Caspase-14/CASP14 Antibody catalog # PA2104. Tested in IHC, WB applications. This antibody reacts with Human, Mouse, Rat. The brand Picoband indicates this is a premium antibody that guarantees superior quality, high affinity, and strong signals with minimal background in Western blot applications. Only our best-performing antibodies are designated as Picoband, ensuring unmatched performance.

Specifications

Catalog number

PA2104

Size / count

100 µg/Vial

Dry ice

No

Hazardous

No

Discontinued

No

Background

Caspase 14 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CASP14 gene. CASP14 belongs the evolutionarily conserved caspase family. CASP14 was assigned to chromosome 19p13.1. Using Northern blot and semiquantitative RT-PCR analyses, it was showed that CASP14 was transcriptionally upregulated during maintenance of confluent cultures of human epidermal keratinocytes. The expression and processing of this caspase may be involved in keratinocyte terminal differentiation, which is important for the formation of the skin barrier. Caspase 14 seems to play a role in keratinocyte differentiation and cornification and probably regulates maturation of the epidermis by proteolytically processing filaggrin.

Synonyms

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

Gene Name

CASP14

Gene ID

23581

UniProt

P31944

Host

Rabbit

Reactivity

Human, Mouse, Rat

Cross Reactivity

No cross-reactivity with other proteins

Immunogen

A synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence at the C-terminus of human Caspase-14, different from the related rat and mouse sequences by four amino acids.

Clonality

Polyclonal

Tissue Specificity

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) . .

Applications

IHC, WB

Field of Research

Apoptosis, Caspases, Cell Biology, Intracellular

Purification

Immunogen affinity purified.

Concentration

Adding 0.2 ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500 μg/ml.

Form

Lyophilized

Reconstitution

Add 0.2ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500ug/ml.

Function

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) . .

References & Citations

1. Denecker, G., Hoste, E., Gilbert, B., Hochepied, T., Ovaere, P., Lippens, S., Van den Broecke, C., Van Damme, P., D'Herde, K., Hachem, J.-P., Borgonie, G., Presland, R. B., Schoonjans, L., Libert, C., Vandekerckhove, J., Gevaert, K., Vandenabeele, P., Declercq, W. Caspase-14 protects against epidermal UVB photodamage and water loss. Nature Cell Biol. 9: 666-674, 2007. 2. Eckhart, L., Ban, J., Fischer, H., Tschachler, E. Caspase-14: analysis of gene structure and mRNA expression during keratinocyte differentiation. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 277: 655-659, 2000. 3. Van de Craen, M., Van Loo, G., Pype, S., Van Criekinge, W., Van den brande, I., Molemans, F., Fiers, W., Declercq, W., Vandenabeele, P. Identification of a new caspase homologue: caspase-14. Cell Death Differ. 5: 838-846, 1998.

Storage Conditions

Store at -20°C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4°C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20°C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

Calculated Molecular Weight

27680 MW

Observed Molecular Weight

28 kDa

Specificity

No cross reactivity with other proteins.

Gene Name Synonym

Caspase-14

Subcellular Location

Cytoplasm . Nucleus.

Protein Name

Caspase-14

Isotype

Rabbit IgG

Contents

Each vial contains 5mg BSA, 0.9mg NaCl, 0.2mg Na2HPO4, 0.05mg Thimerosal, 0.05mg NaN3.