Bad is a proapoptotic member of the Bcl-2 family that promotes cell death by displacing Bax from binding to Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL. Survival factors, such as IL-3,...
Alpha-2-macroglobulin is a protease inhibitor and cytokine transporter. It inhibits many proteases, including trypsin, thrombin and collagenase. A2M is...
Bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs) are members of the TGF(beta) superfamily. BMPs are involved in the induction of cartilage and bone formation. In vivo...
Cystatin C is a 14 kDa member of the Cystatin superfamily of cysteine protease inhibitors. Most cell types secrete Cystatin C. Cystatin C inhibits...
Tumor necrosis factor b (TNFb), also known as lymphotoxin, is a pleiotropic cytokine. TNFa, also known as cachectin, is a smaller cytokine that binds to the...
Upf1 was identified as an active component in nonsense-mediated decay (NMD), an mRNA surveillance mechanism in eukaryotic cells that degrades mRNAs...
sDMA modification of Sm proteins is catalyzed by the methylosome, a complex comprised of the type II methyltransferase PRMT5, also designated JAK-binding...
Protein interacting with C kinase 1 (PICK1) is a PDZ-domain containing protein that is located in the perinuclear region and is phosphorylated in response to...
NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) is a flavoprotein that catalyzes the two-electron reduction of quinones and their derivatives. This enzyme protects...
IGF-II mRNA-binding proteins (IMP) bind RNA and influence RNA synthesis and metabolism. IMPs, IMP-1 (coding region determinant-binding protein/insulin-like...
Acetylation of lysine residues in the amino terminal tail domain of histone results in an allosteric change in the nucleosomal conformation and an increased...
The extensive family of COL gene products (collagens) is composed of several chain types, including fibril-forming interstitial collagens (types I, II, III...
CES1 and CES2 are the two major liver carboxylesterases which belong to the type-B carboxylesterase/lipase family. Helping the body in the detoxification of...
Chemokines are members of a superfamily of inducible, secreted, pro-inflammatory cytokines. Members of the chemokine family exhibit 20% to 50% homology in...
SHP-1 (PTPN6) is a non-receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase that is expressed primarily in hematopoietic cells. The enzyme is composed of two SH2 domains, a...
This gene encodes the enzyme responsible for the excision of 8-oxoguanine, a mutagenic base byproduct which occurs as a result of exposure to reactive...
CD44 is a type I transmembrane glycoprotein that mediates cell-cell and cell-matrix interaction through its affinity for hyaluronic acid (HA) and possibly...
Four structurally related IL-1 receptor ligands have been described. These include three agonists designated IL-1(alpha), IL-1(beta) and IL-1(gamma)/IL-18...
Cyr61 is a secreted heparin binding protein, encoded by a growth factor-inducible immediate-early gene, that associates with the extracellular matrix and...
The Bcl-2 family of proteins is characterized by its ability to modulate cell death (apoptosis) under a broad range of physiologic conditions. Bcl-2 and...