Sodium/phosphate cotransporter also known as Na+-Pi cotransport (NaPi-2a) or solute carrier family 34 member 1 (SLC34A1) is a protein in humans that is encoded by the SLC34A1 gene. This gene […]
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Hyaluronan synthase
Hyaluronan synthases (HAS) are membrane-bound enzymes which use UDP-α-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine and UDP-α-D-glucuronate as substrates to produce the glycosaminoglycan hyaluronan at the cell surface and extrude it through the membrane into the […]
Inorganic pyrophosphatase
Pyrophosphatase (or inorganic pyrophosphatase) is an enzyme (EC 3.6.1.1) that catalyzes the conversion of one molecule of pyrophosphate to two phosphate ions. This is a highly exergonic reaction and therefore […]
ATP citrate lyase
ATP citrate lyase is an enzyme that represents an important step in fatty acid biosynthesis. This step in fatty acid biosynthesis occurs because ATP citrate lyase is the link between […]
FYVE domain
In molecular biology the FYVE zinc finger domain is named after the four cysteine-rich proteins: Fab 1 (yeast orthologue of PIKfyve) YOTB Vac 1 (vesicle transport protein) and EEA1 in […]
C1 domain
C1 domain (also known as phorbol esters/diacylglycerol binding domain) binds an important secondary messenger diacylglycerol (DAG) as well as the analogous phorbol esters. Phorbol esters can directly stimulate protein kinase […]
C2 domain
A C2 domain is a protein structural domain involved in targeting proteins to cell membranes. The typical version (PKC-C2) has a beta-sandwich composed of 8 β-strands that co-ordinates two or […]
Mechanosensitive ion channel
Mechanosensitive channels (MS channels) are found in a number of tissues and organisms and are thought to be the sensors for a number of systems including the senses of touch […]
Large-conductance mechanosensitive channel
Large-Conductance Mechanosensitive Channels (MscL) are pore-forming membrane proteins that are responsible for translating physical forces applied to cell membranes into electrophysiological activities. MscL has a relatively large conductance 3-nS making […]
Enoyl-CoA hydratase
Enoyl-CoA hydratase is an enzyme that hydrates the double bond between the second and third carbons on acyl-CoA. This enzyme also known as crotonase is essential to metabolizing fatty acids […]