List of articles in "Protein" category - Page 1173

Fumarate reductase is the enzyme that converts fumarate to succinate and is important in microbial metabolism as a part of anaerobic respiration.Succinate + acceptor fumarate + reduced acceptorIn other words […]

Kisspeptin (formerly known as metastin) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KISS1 gene. Kisspeptin is a G-protein coupled receptor ligand for GPR54. Kiss1 was originally identified […]

The autoimmune regulator (AIRE) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the AIRE gene. AIRE is a transcription factor expressed in the medulla of the thymus and controls […]

The twin-arginine translocation pathway (Tat pathway) is a protein export or secretion pathway found in plants bacteria and archaea. In contrast to the Sec pathway which transports proteins in an […]

Agitoxin is a toxin found in the venom of the scorpion Leiurus quinquestriatus hebraeus (yellow scorpion). Other toxins found in this species include charybdotoxin (CTX). CTX is a close homologue […]

Margatoxin (MgTX) is a peptide that selectively inhibits Kv1.3 voltage-dependent potassium channels. It is found in the venom of Centruroides margaritatus also known as the Central American Bark Scorpion. Margatoxin […]

Interleukin 19 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the IL19 gene.

Interleukin 17A (IL-17 or IL-17A) originally identified as a transcript from a rodent T-cell hybridoma by Rouvier et al. in 1993 is the founding member of a group of cytokines […]

Kappa- Hefutoxin 1 and 2 are toxins from the venom of the Asian forest black scorpion Heterometrus fulvipes with a unique structure. It blocks the potassium channels Kv1.2 and Kv1.3 […]

Phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate-induced protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PMAIP1 gene and is also known as Noxa.Noxa (Latin for damage) is a pro-apoptotic member of the […]