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The insulin receptor (IR) is a transmembrane receptor that is activated by insulin IGF-I IGF-II and belongs to the large class of tyrosine kinase receptors. Metabolically the insulin receptor plays […]

Arginase (EC 3.5.3.1 arginine amidinase canavanase L-arginase arginine transamidinase) is a manganese-containing enzyme. The reaction catalyzed by this enzyme is: arginine + H2O → ornithine + urea. It is the […]

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor also known as BDNF is a secreted protein that in humans is encoded by the BDNF gene. BDNF is a member of the neurotrophin family of growth […]

In the field of molecular biology the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are a group of nuclear receptor proteins that function as transcription factors regulating the expression of genes. PPARs play […]

Dicer also known as endoribonuclease Dicer or helicase with RNase motif is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the DICER1 gene. Dicer Orthologs are present in many other […]

Cannabinoid receptors are part of the cannabinoid receptor system in the brain and are involved in a variety of physiological processes including appetite pain-sensation mood and memory. They are also […]

Tubulin is one of several members of a small family of globular proteins. The tubulin superfamily includes five distinct families the alpha- beta- gamma- delta- and epsilon-tubulins and a sixth […]

Interleukins are a group of cytokines (secreted proteins and signaling molecules) that were first seen to be expressed by white blood cells (leukocytes).The function of the immune system depends in […]

Guanylate cyclase (EC 4.6.1.2 also known as guanylyl cyclase guanyl cyclase or GC) is a lyase enzyme. Guanylate cyclase is part of the G protein (does not use the G […]

Serpins are a group of proteins with similar structures that were first identified as a set of proteins able to inhibit proteases. The acronym serpin was originally coined because many […]