Keratin 9 is a type I cytokeratin. It is found only in the terminally differentiated epidermis of palms and soles. Mutations in the gene encoding this...
Thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1) is a protein that regulates transcription of genes specific for the thyroid, lung, and diencephalon. It is also known...
Parathyroid hormone is secreted by the parathyroid glands as a polypeptide containing 84 amino acids. It acts to increase the concentration of calcium (Ca2+)...
fMet-Leu-Phe receptor is a protein encoded by the FPR1 gene.Ozcelik et al. mapped the FPR1 gene to human chromosome 19 by Southern analysis of rodent/human...
MMP7, also known as Matrilysin, is the smallest member of the MMP-family, it is a zinc-dependent metalloproteinase and is overexpressed in colon cancer and...
MMP-13 has been proposed to participate in aggrecan degradation associated with osteoarthritis and cleavage of type II collagen in osteoarthritic cartilage...
Titin is a large abundant protein of striated muscle. A N-terminal Z-disc region and a C-terminal M-line region bind to the Z-line and M-line of the...
Ghrelin, The name is based on its role as a growth hormone-releasing peptide, is a hormone produced mainly by P/D1 cells lining the fundus of the human...
Lactoperoxidase is a peroxidase enzyme found in milk. It is able to form reactive bromine and iodine species, resulting in natural organobromine and...
Complement C4-A is the acidic form of complement factor 4, part of the classical activation pathway. The protein is expressed as a single chain precursor...
The aspartic acid specific protease caspase-9 has been linked to the mitochondrial death pathway. It is activated during programmed cell death (apoptosis)....
Caspase-3 (CPP-32, SCA-1) is a critical executioner of apoptosis, as it is either partially or totally responsible for the proteolytic cleavage of many key...
Bone morphogenetic protein 15 is a member of the TGF-? superfamily. It is a paracrine signaling molecule involved in oocyte and follicular development. Using...
Homovanillic acid (HOC6H3(OCH3)CH2COOH; synonyms: 3-Methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl acetic acid; HVA; 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxy-benzeneacetic acid;...
The mannose receptor (Cluster of Differentiation 206, CD206) is a C-type lectin primarily present on the surface of macrophages and immature dendritic cells,...
PCGF6 contains a RING finger motif, which is most closely related to those of polycomb group (PcG) proteins RNF110/MEL-18 and BMI1. PcG proteins are known to...
Galanin is formed by the cleavage of a prepropeptide encoded by a gene known as GAL. It is involved in a number of physiological processes such as regulation...
Interferons (IFNs) are a group of signaling proteins made and released by host cells in response to the presence of several pathogens, such as viruses,...
Calcineurin is responsible for activating the transcription of interleukin 2 (IL-2), that stimulates the growth and differentiation of T cell response. In...
The C-terminus (also known as the carboxyl-terminus, carboxy-terminus, C-terminal tail, C-terminal end, or COOH-terminus) is the end of an amino acid chain...