Secretoneurin is a 33-amino acid neuropeptide derived from secretogranin II (chromogranin C CHGC). Secretoneurin is involved in chemotaxis of monocytes and eosinophils (comparable in potency to IL8) and endothelial cells […]
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Dihydropteroate synthase
Dihydropteroate synthase is an enzyme classified under EC 2.5.1.15. It produces dihydropteroate in bacteria but it is not expressed in most eukaryotes including humans. This makes it a useful target […]
Type I collagen
Type I collagen is the most abundant collagen of the human body which forms large eosinophilic fibers known as collagen fibers. It is present in scar tissue the end product […]
Type II collagen
Type II collagen is the basis for articular cartilage and hyaline cartilage.It makes up 50% of all protein in cartilage and 85-90% of collagen of articular cartilage.Type II collagen does […]
Procollagen peptidase
Procollagen peptidase (EC 3.4.24.14 procollagen N-terminal peptidase procollagen aminopeptidase aminoprocollagen peptidase aminoterminal procollagen peptidase procollagen aminoterminal protease procollagen N-terminal proteinase type I/II procollagen N-proteinase type III procollagen) is an endopeptidase […]
AMELY
Amelogenin Y isoform is a protein that in humans is encoded by the AMELY (amelogenin Y-linked) gene.AMELY is a gene which encodes a form of amelogenin found on the Y […]
Adamalysin
Adamalysin (EC 3.4.24.46 Crotalus adamanteus metalloendopeptidase proteinase I and II Crotalus adamanteus venom proteinase II adamalysin II) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction Cleavage of Phe1-Val […]
Protein C inhibitor
Protein C inhibitor (PCI SERPINA5) is a serine protease inhibitor (serpin) which limits the expression of protein C (an anticoagulant).An N-terminal fragment of PCI is a possible serum biomarker for […]
Thermolysin
Thermolysin (EC 3.4.24.27 Bacillus thermoproteolyticus neutral proteinase thermoase thermoase Y10 TLN) is a thermostable neutral metalloproteinase enzyme produced by the Gram-positive bacteria Bacillus thermoproteolyticus. It requires one zinc ion for […]
Ena/Vasp homology proteins
‘ENA/VASP Homology proteins’ or ‘EVH’ proteins are a family of closely related proteins involved in cell motility in vertebrate and invertebrate animals. EVH proteins are modular proteins that are involved […]