List of articles in "Biomolecule" category - Page 1649

Cortactin (from “cortical actin binding protein”) is a monomeric protein located in the cytoplasm of cells that can be activated by external stimuli to promote polymerization and rearrangement of the […]

Utrophin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the UTRN gene.The protein encoded by this gene is a component of the cytoskeleton. Utrophin was found during research into […]

Dystroglycan is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DAG1 gene.Dystroglycan is one of the dystrophin-associated glycoproteins which is encoded by a 5.5 kb transcript in Homo sapiens […]

Signal recognition particle (SRP) receptor also called docking protein is a dimer composed of 2 different subunits that are associated exclusively with the rough ER in mammalian cells. Its main […]

FKBP or FK506 binding protein is a family of proteins that have prolyl isomerase activity and are related to the cyclophilins in function though not in amino acid sequence. FKBPs […]

In the fields of molecular biology and genetics c-Fos is a proto-oncogene that is the human homolog of the retroviral oncogene v-fos. It was first discovered in rat fibroblasts as […]

Junction plakoglobin also known as gamma-catenin or JUP is a protein that in humans is encoded by the JUP gene.

Desmoplakin is a protein associated with desmosomes.Desmoplakin is a protein in humans that is encoded by the DSP gene.Desmosomes are intercellular junctions that tightly link adjacent cells. Desmoplakin is an […]

B-lymphocyte antigen CD20 or CD20 is an activated-glycosylated phosphoprotein expressed on the surface of all B-cells beginning at the pro-B phase (CD45R+ CD117+) and progressively increasing in concentration until maturity.In […]

Fatty acid amide hydrolase or FAAH (EC 3.5.1.99 oleamide hydrolase anandamide amidohydrolase) is a member of the serine hydrolase family of enzymes. It was first shown to break down anandamide […]