The superoxide dismutase family is composed of three metalloenzymes (SOD-1, SOD-2 and SOD-3) that catalyze the oxido-reduction of reactive oxygen species...
Carnitine (b-hydroxy-g-trimethylaminobutyrate) is a small, highly polar compound that aids in the b-oxidation of long-chain fatty acids. Organic...
Following occupancy of the T cell receptor by antigen, T cell proliferation and lymphokine production are determined by a second costimulatory signal...
Selectins, also designated CD62 antigens, comprise a family of carbohydrate-binding proteins involved in mediating cellular interactions with leukocytes....
Selectins, also designated CD62 antigens, comprise a family of carbohydrate- binding proteins involved in mediating cellular interactions with leukocytes....
Syndecans are type I integral membrane proteoglycans that contain both chondroitin sulfate and heparan sulfate groups. Syndecans are involved in...
SCNN1B is a subunit of the epithelial sodium channel, ENaC. ENac has high sodium selectivity, low conductance, and amiloride sensitivity. The functional...
The serum amyloid A (SAA) family of proteins is encoded by multiple genes, which display allelic variation and a high degree of homology in mammals. The four...
The family of EF-hand type Ca2+-binding proteins includes Calbindin (previously designated vitamin D-dependent Ca2+-binding protein), S-100 (alpha) and...
p70 S6 kinase is a mitogen activated Ser/Thr protein kinase that is required for cell growth and G1 cell cycle progression. p70 S6 kinase phosphorylates the...
Heterotrimeric G proteins function to relay information from cell surface receptors to intracellular effectors. In mammals, G protein a, b and g polypeptides...
Replication factor C (RFC) is an essential DNA polymerase accessory protein that is required for numerous aspects of DNA metabolism, including DNA...
Renin is a highly specific endopeptidase that mediates the cleavage of the circulating substrate angiotensinogen to yield Angiotensin I....
In the intact cell, DNA is closely associated with histones and other nuclear proteins to form chromatin. The remodeling of chromatin is believed to be a...
The protein encoded by this gene is located in the cytoplasm and is part of the GAP1 family of GTPase-activating proteins. The gene product stimulates the...
Advanced glycosylation end products of proteins (AGEs) are nonenzymatically glycosylated proteins that are associated with a variety of conditions, including...
DNA damage or incomplete replication of DNA results in the inhibition of cell cycle progression at the G1 to S or G2 to M phase checkpoints by conserved...
PVRL1 is a Ca2+-independent homophilic cell adhesion molecule that belongs to the immunoglobulin superfamily. Human PVRL1 is identical to the poliovirus...
T-cell protein tyrosine phosphatase (TC-PTP) is a non-transmembrane enzyme. The noncatalytic domain of TC-PTP is alternatively spliced to generate p45TC,...
Parathyroid hormone (PTH), which is also designated parathyrin, is an 84 amino acid single chain peptide that functions to regulate calcium metabolism by...