Histone H3 is primarily acetylated at Lys9, 14, 18, 23, 27 and 56. Acetylation of H3 at Lys9 appears to have a dominant role in histone deposition and...
The cadherins are a family of Ca 2+-dependent adhesion molecules that function to mediate cell-cell binding critical to the maintenance of tissue structure...
SNAI 1 and SLUG are expressed in placenta and in adult heart, liver, and skeletal muscle. SNAI 1, and the corresponding mouse homolog Sna, each contain three...
Rho proteins function as molecular switches that are able to turn cytokinesis on and off. Although little is known about signaling downstream of Rho, a host...
PARP, a 116 kDa nuclear poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase, appears to be involved in DNA repair in response to environmental stress. This protein can be cleaved...
Defects in ACTA2 are the cause of aortic aneurysm familial thoracic type 6 (AAT6) [MIM:611788]. AATs are characterized by permanent dilation of the thoracic...
TET1 (tet oncogene 1), also known as LCX or CXXC6, is a 2,136 amino acid protein that localizes to the nucleus and contains one CXXC-type zinc finger....
Hemostasis following tissue injury involves the deployment of essential plasma procoagulants (prothrombin, and Factors X, IX, V, and VIII), which are...
Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) plays a significant role in cholesterol transport from the cytoplasmic outer membrane to the inner...
Carbonic anhydrases (CAs) are a large family of zinc metalloenzymes that catalyze the reversible hydration of carbon dioxide. They participate in a variety...
This gene encodes an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of adenosine to inosine. Various mutations have been described for this gene and have been linked...
SERPINA1 is secreted and is a serine protease inhibitor which its targets include elastase, plasmin, collagenase, thrombin, leucocytic proteases, trypsin,...
The proteasome is a multicatalytic proteinase complex with a highly ordered ring-shaped 20S core structure. The core structure is composed of 4 rings of 28...
Microtubules are constituent parts of the mitotic apparatus, cilia, flagella, and elements of the cytoskeleton. They consist principally of 2 soluble...
Red Fluorescent Protein (RFP)-Tag fusion protein expression is commonly used in many laboratories for monitoring gene expression and protein localization in...
Antiviral innate immunity depends on the combination of parallel pathways triggered by virus detecting proteins in the Toll-like receptor (TLR) family and...
Members of the Toll-like receptor (TLR) family, named for the closely related Toll receptor in Drosophila, play a pivotal role in innate immune responses....
Dynactin is a multisubunit complex that functions as a binding partner for the Dynein microtubule motor. Dynactin-Dynein binding may be required for most, if...
3',5' cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-regulated guanine nucleotide exchange factors Epac (Epac1, cAMP-GEFI) and Epac2 (cAMP-GEFII) activate the Ras...
ABCC4 is a member of the ATP-binding Cassette (ABC) transporter family. ABC proteins transport various molecules across cellular membranes by utilizing the...