List of articles in "Biomolecule" category - Page 1698

Filaggrin is a filament-associated protein that binds to keratin fibers in epithelial cells.

Vitellogenin (VTG or less popularly known as VG) (from latin vitellus yolk and gener to produce) is a synonymous term for the gene and the expressed protein. The protein molecule […]

Sirtuin or Sir2 proteins are a class of proteins that possess either mono-ADP-ribosyltransferase or deacylase activity including deacetylase desuccinylase demalonylase demyristoylase and depalmitoylase activity. Sirtuins regulate important biological pathways in […]

CD28 (Cluster of Differentiation 28) is one of the proteins expressed on T cells that provide co-stimulatory signals which are required for their activation. CD28 is the receptor for CD80 […]

Methane monooxygenase or MMO is an enzyme capable of oxidizing the C-H bond in methane as well as other alkanes. Methane monooxygenase belongs to the class of oxidoreductase enzymes (EC […]

Histone H2B is one of the 5 main histone proteins involved in the structure of chromatin in eukaryotic cells. Featuring a main globular domain and a long N terminal tail […]

Calbindin refers to several calcium-binding proteins. They were originally described as vitamin D-dependent calcium-binding proteins in the intestine and kidney in the chick and mammals. They are now classified in […]

Pancreatic polypeptide (PP) is a polypeptide secreted by PP cells in the endocrine pancreas predominantly in the head of the pancreas.

In molecular biology SWI/SNF (SWItch/Sucrose NonFermentable) is a nucleosome remodeling complex found in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes. In simpler terms it is a group of proteins that associate to remodel […]

Human hemochromatosis protein also known as the HFE protein is a protein which in humans is encoded by the HFE gene.The HFE gene is located on short arm of chromosome […]