Rat sCD14 (Soluble Cluster of Differentiation 14) ELISA Kit

CD14 is a pattern recognition receptor important in innate immunity. CD14 exists in two forms, as a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein on the surface of mononuclear cells and as a soluble protein in the blood. CD14 is shed from the surface of CD14-expressing cells, resulting in the soluble CD14 protein (sCD14). Membrane associated CD14 is a pro-inflammatory co-receptor for LPS, a characteristic constituent of the cell wall of Gram-negative bacteria. LPS interacts with LPS-binding protein (LBP) and CD14, and this complex interacts with TLR4, which subsequently induces inflammatory gene expression through NF-kappaB and mitogen-activated protein-kinase signaling in host cells. sCD14 enables responses to LPS by cells that do not express CD14 such as endothelial cells.Gene AliasCd14Gene ID60350Uniport IDQ63691Protein AliasCd14Research AreaCancer,Immunology,Stem Cells Protein function: Coreceptor for bacterial lipopolysaccharide. In concert with LBP, binds to monomeric lipopolysaccharide and delivers it to the LY96/TLR4 complex, thereby mediating the innate immune response to bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Acts via MyD88, TIRAP and TRAF6, leading to NF-kappa-B activation, cytokine secretion and the inflammatory response. Acts as a coreceptor for TLR2:TLR6 heterodimer in response to diacylated lipopeptides and for TLR2:TLR1 heterodimer in response to triacylated lipopeptides, these clusters trigger signaling from the cell surface and subsequently are targeted to the Golgi in a lipid-raft dependent pathway. Binds electronegative LDL (LDL(-)) and mediates the cytokine release induced by LDL(-). [The UniProt Consortium]