Neurophysin I (NPI) and neurophysin II (NPII) function as carrier proteins for oxytocin and vasopressin, respectively. Oxytocin is a pituitary hormone which...
CD63 (also known as LAMP-3, Melanoma-associated antigen ME491, TSPAN30, MLA1 and OMA81H) is a lysosomal membrane glycoprotein that translocates to the plasma...
Bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs) are members of the TGF(beta) superfamily. BMPs are involved in the induction of cartilage and bone formation. In vivo...
The receptor for IL-20 (IL-20R) exists as a dimer consisting of IL-20R(alpha) and IL-20R(beta). IL-20R also functions as a receptor for IL-19, IL-24 and...
Interleukin 5 (IL-5) is a soluble T cell-derived factor, also known as T cellreplacing factor (TRF), that induces B cell and eosinophil growth and...
Connexin proteins share a common topology of four transmembrane (alpha)-helical domains, two extracellular loops, a cytoplasmic loop and cytoplasmic N- and...
The peroxiredoxin (PRX) family comprises six antioxidant proteins, PRX I, II, III, IV, V and VI, which protect cells from reactive oxygen species (ROS) by...
DIO3 (deiodinase, iodothyronine, type III), also known as D3, 5DIII, TXDI3 or DIOIII, is a single-pass type II membrane protein that belongs to the...
TRAF1 and TRAF2 (for TNF receptor-associated factors 1 and 2, respectively). Both function to form heterodimeric complexes and associate with the cytoplasmic...
Neuropilin 1 is a membrane-bound coreceptor to a tyrosine kinase receptor for both Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Semaphorin family members....
IL-20 is a member of the IL-10 family of cytokines that has been shown to be upregulated in psoriatic skin. The receptor for IL-20 (IL-20R) exists as a dimer...
The human homolog FAST-1 and the corresponding mouse homolog, designated FAST-2, share significant sequence homology with xFAST-1, including a conserved...
CNPase (2',3'-Cyclic Nucleotide 3'-Phosphodiesterase) exists in two forms: 46kDa (CNP1) and 48kDa (CNP2). It is expressed at high levels by oligodendrocytes...
The first such recessive obesity mutation, the obese mutation (Ob), was identified in 1950. Mutation of Ob results in profound obesity and type II diabetes...
This protein is a member of the paired box (PAX) family of transcription factors, typically containing a paired box domain, an octapeptide, and a paired-type...
CD20 is a non glycosylated protein with a molecular weight of 35 or 37 kDa depending on the degree of phosphorylation. Although not a member of the...
Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) is composed of 85 kDa (p85) and 110 kDa (p110) subunits. p85 lacks PI 3-kinase activity and acts as an adapter,...
In vivo studies have shown that BMP-2 (also designated BMP-2A) and BMP-3 can independently induce cartilage formation. Smad3 association with the TGF(beta)...
Integrins are heterodimers composed of noncovalently associated transmembrane (alpha) and (beta) subunits. The 16(alpha) and 8(beta) subunits heterodimerize...
IgG is a monomeric immunoglobulin composed of two heavy chains and two light chains. There are four subclasses of the IgG: IgG1, IgG2, IgG3 and IgG4. Each...