Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by a genetic predisposition to sunlight-induced skin cancer, and it is commonly...
The discovery of a second estrogen receptor has redefined the estrogen signaling pathway and may have broad implications on estrogen-responsive tissues.1 The...
The CCAAT-binding factor NF-Y is a heteromeric transcription factor that specifically binds to CCAAT sequences in many eukaryotic genes. NF-Y is made up of...
Stat 5a protein is a transcription factor activated by hormone and cytokines. Two highly related, but distinct Stat 5 genes (Stat 5a and Stat 5b) were...
WWOX (WW domain containing oxidoreductase) protein is a candidate tumor suppressor consisting of two WW domains that influence protein-protein interactions,...
SIAH-2 (seven in absentia homolog 2) is an E3 ligase that catalyzes ubiquitination and proteasome-mediated degradation of protein substrates. SIAH-2 encodes...
The RAD23 genes (RAD23A and RAD23B), which encode the human Rad23 proteins, are crucial for excision-repair of UV-damaged DNA. RAD23 genes resemble the other...
Rad21 is one of the major cohesin subunits that holds sister chromatids together until anaphase, when proteolytic cleavage by separase, a caspaselike enzyme,...
The process of homologous recombination is a major DNA repair pathway that operates on DNA double-strand breaks to promote error-free repair. Human Rad51...
The finding that mutations in DNA mismatch repair genes are associated with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) has resulted in considerable...
DNA mismatch repair (MMR) is essential for maintaining the integrity of the genome during replication. This process is highly conserved across bacterial and...
DNA-mismatch repair (MMR) is an essential process in maintaining genetic stability. Lack of a functional DNA-mismatch repair pathway is a common...
The galectins are a family of beta-galactoside-binding proteins implicated in modulating cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. Galectin 9 is an S-type...
Laminins are essential and abundant structural non-collagenous glycoproteins localizing to basement membranes. Basement membranes (cell-associated...
Laminins are essential and abundant structural non-collagenous glycoproteins localizing to basement membranes. Basement membranes (cell-associated...
Death-associated protein 5 (DAP-5) (also known as p97 and NAT1) is a member of the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4G (elF4G) family. DAP-5 is...
The granzyme family of proteins belong to the larger peptidase S1 family. Granzyme A and granzyme B are serine proteases that facilitate apoptotic signaling...
The elongin (SIII) complex is composed of a transcriptionally active A subunit and two small regulatory subunits, B and C. This complex stimulates the...
Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, occurs duringnormal cellular differentiation and development of multicellular organisms. Apoptosis is induced by certain...
Cytochrome b5 is a membrane-bound member of the cytochrome b family. A heme protein that functions as an electron carrier for many membrane-bound oxygenases,...