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Casp4 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Casp4
  • Name
    caspase 4, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase
  • Synonyms
    Casp11, Caspase-11, ich-3
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:107700
    NCBI Gene: 12363
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    16 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr9:5308828-5336783 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 9, 2.46 cM, cytoband A1
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    162 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_107700
protein coding gene Chr9:5308816-5336791 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0034313
protein coding gene Chr9:2070461-2106187 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0034290
protein coding gene Chr9:2178098-2205460 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0034220
protein coding gene Chr9:2038437-2066492 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0034284
protein coding gene Chr9:1972436-2000737 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0033996
protein coding gene Chr9:2237841-2266236 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0034806
protein coding gene Chr9:2216125-2249033 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0031744
protein coding gene Chr9:1718573-1745166 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0033323
protein coding gene Chr9:2273404-2302145 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0033968
protein coding gene Chr9:2189595-2223584 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0034125
protein coding gene Chr9:2157194-2185446 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0034070
protein coding gene Chr9:1967898-1995513 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0034212
protein coding gene Chr9:2089545-2120742 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0034114
protein coding gene Chr9:2689422-2731361 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0034825
protein coding gene Chr9:2041173-2074550 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0033027
protein coding gene Chr9:2272632-2307501 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0032864
protein coding gene Chr9:2334133-2363637 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0033439
protein coding gene Chr9:2072211-2100688 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    CASP4, caspase 4
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    7
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    CASP4, caspase 4
  • Synonyms
    ICE(rel)II, ICEREL-II, ICH-2, Mih1, Mih1/TX, TX
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 837
    neXtProt AC: NX_P49662
    UniProt: P49662

  • Chr Location
    11q22.3; chr11:104942866-104969366 (-)  GRCh38

  • Human Ortholog
    CASP5, caspase 5
  • Synonyms
    ICE(rel)III, ICEREL-III, ICH-3
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 838
    neXtProt AC: NX_P51878
    UniProt: P51878

  • Chr Location
    11q22.3; chr11:104994235-105023168 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    14 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 5 genetic backgrounds
    53 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    165 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Homozygous mutation of this gene results in decreased levels of serum IL-1alpha and IL-1beta. Mutant animals are resistant to septic shock after injection with LPS.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
non-membrane-bounded organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000033538 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 27956 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000027012 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1435 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000027012 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 373 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 38
      Genomic 1
      cDNA 30
      Primer pair 6
      Other 1

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-36276
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 268
      Developmental Gene Expression 13
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 25
      Phenotypes 165
    • Earliest
      J:34885 Wang S, et al., Identification and characterization of Ich-3, a member of the interleukin-1beta converting enzyme (ICE)/Ced-3 family and an upstream regulator of ICE. J Biol Chem. 1996 Aug 23;271(34):20580-7
    • Latest
      J:343348 Drummer C 4th, et al., Caspase-11 promotes high-fat diet-induced NAFLD by increasing glycolysis, OXPHOS, and pyroptosis in macrophages. Front Immunol. 2023;14:1113883

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    last database update
    04/16/2024
    MGI 6.23
    The Jackson Laboratory