Chromogranin A (a protein of 439 amino acids which is encoded on chromosome 14) is present in neuroendocrine cells throughout the body, including the...
Choactase catalyzes the synthesis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh) from choline and acetyl-CoA in cholinergic neurons. Choline acetyltransferase...
SUV39H2 (suppressor of variegation 3-9 homolog 2), also known as KMT1B or Histone H3-K9 methyltransferase 2, is a 410 amino acid protein that localizes to...
Zinc-finger proteins contain DNA-binding domains and have a wide variety of functions, most of which encompass some form of transcriptional activation or...
Tropomyosins are a group of structural proteins. Tropomyosins are present in virtually all eukaryotic cells, both muscle and non-muscle, where they bind...
Tetraspanin 9 is a member of the transmembrane 4 superfamily, also known as the tetraspanin family. Most of these members are cell-surface proteins that are...
Pulmonary surfactant is primarily responsible for lowering the surface tension at the air-liquid interface in the alveoli, a process that is essential for...
The human urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) is a 55-65 kDa, highly glycosylated, GPI-anchored cell surface receptor (the deglycosylated...
CNS white matter is selectively inhibitory for axonal out-growth. Nogo (also designated NI250 and Reticulon 4-A) is an oligodendrocyte-specific member of the...
Lambda 5 (also called immunoglobulin lambda-like polypeptide 1 or CD179b antigen) and VpreB comprise the surrogate light chain of the pre-B cell receptor...
The Hox proteins are a family of transcription factors that play a role in development and cellular differentiation by regulating downstream target genes....
Human reproduction is controlled by the hypothalaic-pituitary gonadal axislaid down early in fetal development. Luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH),...
Glucokinase (also designated hexokinase IV, HXKIV or GCK) plays a key role in the regulation of glucose-induced insulin secretion. GCK is expressed in...
Flotillins belong to a family of lipid raft-associated integral membrane proteins that carry a evolutionarily conserved domain called the prohibitin homology...
ECP (eosinophil cationic protein), also known as RNS3 or RNASE3 (ribonuclease,RNase A family, 3), is a 160 amino acid potent cytotoxic secretory protein that...
Excitatory Amino Acid Transporters (EAATs) are membrane-bound proteins that are localized in glial cells and pre-synaptic glutamatergic nerve endings. EAATs...
E2Fs have been implicated in regulating at least three critical aspects of cell growth: cell cycle entry, differentiation and apoptosis. At present, the...
Carboxypeptidase N (arginine carboxypeptidase or CPN) cleaves basic amino acid residues from the carboxy terminal of peptides and proteins. The enzyme plays...
CTPS (cytidine-5-prime-triphosphate synthase) is a 591 amino acid protein that contains one glutamine amidotransferase type-1 domain and is involved in...