CD14 Recombinant Antibody - Rat IgG1 (Chimeric) (IRS106RT)

UNIPROT #

P08571

PROTEIN NAME

CD14

SYNONYMS

CD 14 antibody;CD_antigen=CD14 antibody;CD14 antibody;CD14 antigen antibody;CD14 molecule antibody;CD14_HUMAN antibody;LPS-R antibody;Mo2 antibody;Monocyte differentiation antigen CD14 antibody;Monocyte differentiation antigen CD14 urinary form antibody;Monocyte differentiation antigen CD14, membrane-bound form antibody;Myeloid cell specific leucine rich glycoprotein antibody;Myeloid cell-specific leucine-rich glycoprotein antibody

SUBCELLULAR LOCATION

Cell membrane, Secreted, Golgi apparatus, Membrane raft.

FUNCTION

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) elicits the secretion of mediators and cytokines produced by activated macrophages and monocytes. CD14 is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored protein found on the surfaces of monocytes and polymorphonuclear leukocytes. CD14 functions as a receptor for LPS, resulting in the secretion of various proteins. An important component in the LPS activation of monocytes through the CD14 receptor is the "adapter molecule," lipopolysaccharide binding protein (LBP). There are two forms of CD14, a membrane-associated form (mCD14), and a soluble form (sCD14). mCD14 responds to LPS alone and facilitates the secretion of proteins, while cells not expressing mCD14 fail to respond to LPS. The cells that lack mCD14 respond to LPS/LBP in the presence of sCD14.