Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) (EC 3.1.1.34) is a member of the lipase gene family which includes pancreatic lipase hepatic lipase and endothelial lipase. It is a water soluble enzyme that hydrolyzes […]
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BRCA2
BRCA2 and BRCA2 (/ˌbrækəˈtuː/) are a human gene and its protein product respectively. The official symbol (BRCA2 italic for the gene nonitalic for the protein) and the official name (breast […]
Monellin
Monellin a sweet protein was discovered in 1969 in the fruit of the West African shrub known as serendipity berry (Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii); it was first reported as a carbohydrate. The […]
Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator
Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CFTR gene.CFTR is an ABC transporter-class ion channel that transports chloride and thiocyanate ions […]
Calcium release activated channel
Calcium Release-Activated Channels (CRAC) are specialized plasma membrane Ca2+ ion channels. When calcium ions (Ca2+) are depleted from the endoplasmic reticulum (a major store of Ca2+) of mammalian cells the […]
Epidermal growth factor
Epidermal growth factor or EGF is a growth factor that stimulates cell growth proliferation and differentiation by binding to its receptor EGFR. Human EGF is a 6045-Da protein with 53 […]
Pertactin
In molecular biology Pertactin (PRN) is a highly immunogenic virulence factor of Bordetella pertussis a bacterium that causes pertussis. Specifically it is an outer membrane protein that promotes adhesion to […]
Inositol trisphosphate receptor
Inositol trisphosphate receptor (InsP3R) is a membrane glycoprotein complex acting as a Ca2+ channel activated by inositol trisphosphate (InsP3). InsP3R is very diverse among organisms and is necessary for the […]
Oct-4
Oct-4 (octamer-binding transcription factor 4) also known as POU5F1 (POU domain class 5 transcription factor 1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the POU5F1 gene. Oct-4 is […]
Cadherin
Cadherins (named for calcium-dependent adhesion) are a class of type-1 transmembrane proteins. They play important roles in cell adhesion forming adherens junctions to bind cells within tissues together. They are […]