GRP1 (general receptor for phosphoinositides-1) contains a Pleckstrin homology (PH) domain as well as a Sec7 domain. The PH domain has high binding affinity...
Synphilin-1 (alpha-synuclein interacting protein, SNCAIP) is a 919 amino acid protein that associates with alpha synuclein and promotes the formation of...
VAMPs, also designated synaptobrevins, including VAMP-1 and VAMP-2, and synaptotagmin, a protein that may function as an inhibitor of exocytosis, are...
STEAP is unique among the currently known prostate cancer markers because of its putative secondary structure, from which one may predict that it functions...
The breast cancer-associated antigen BRCAA1, also designated ARID domaincontaining protein 4B (ARID4B), Sin3-associated polypeptide p180 (SAP180),or...
Telomeres are DNA-protein structures that protect the ends of linear chromosomes and help maintain genomic stability and cell phenotype. Mammalian telomeric...
POT1 is a component of the telomerase ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex that is essential for the replication of chromosome termini. It is a component of the...
Ghrelin was originally discovered as a preprohormone that stimulates the release of growth hormone from the anterior pituitary. Recent studies have shown...
GDF 9 is a member of the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) family and the TGF-beta superfamily. This group of proteins is characterized by a polybasic...
Gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase (gamma -GCS) is the rate limiting enzyme for glutathione (L-gamma -glutamyl-L-cysteinylglycine, GSH) synthesis. GSH is...
The GCLC gene consists of 16 exons and encodes the 636 amino acid protein gamma -GCSc (gamma -glutamylcysteine synthetase heavy subunit), also designated...
Excitatory Amino Acid Transporters (EAATs) are membrane-bound proteins that are localized in glial cells and pre-synaptic glutamatergic nerve endings. EAATs...
Calcitonin is a 32 amino acid polypeptide hormone that preserves skeletal integrity and reduces blood calcium levels by decreasing osteoclast activity in...
PUMA (Bcl-2 binding component 3, JFY1, PUMA/JFY1) is a mitochondrial pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 homology domain (BH3)-only protein that induces rapid apoptosis...
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) are found at the postsynaptic membrane of the neuromuscular junction and bind acetylcholine molecules, allowing...
Vitronectin is a cell adhesion and spreading factor found in serum and tissues. Vitronectin interact with glycosaminoglycans and proteoglycans. Is recognized...
Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP), a 28 amino acid peptide originally isolated from porcine duodenum, is present not only in gastrointestinal tissues but...
Urotensin II is an active cyclic heptapeptide absolutely conserved from lamprey to human. The active peptide acts as a vasoconstrictor and is expressed only...
UCPs facilitate the transfer of anions from the inner to the outer mitochondrial membrane and the return transfer of protons from the outer to the inner...
Trypsin is a 24 kDa enzyme of the serine proteinase family. It is produced in the pancreas as an inactive precursor, trypsinogen, but the active enzyme is...