List of articles in "Protein" category - Page 1264

Connexins or gap junction proteins are a family of structurally related transmembrane proteins that assemble to form vertebrate gap junctions (an entirely different family of proteins the innexins form gap […]

Interleukin 2 (IL-2) is an interleukin a type of cytokine signaling molecule in the immune system. It is a protein that regulates the activities of white blood cells (leukocytes often […]

Glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK-3) is a serine/threonine protein kinase that mediates the addition of phosphate molecules onto serine and threonine amino acid residues. First discovered in 1980 as a […]

MyoD is a protein with a key role in regulating muscle differentiation. MyoD belongs to a family of proteins known as myogenic regulatory factors (MRFs). These bHLH (basic helix loop […]

Melanopsin is a photopigment found in specialized photosensitive ganglion cells of the retina that are involved in the regulation of circadian rhythms pupillary light reflex and other non-visual responses to […]

High molecular weight kininogen (HMWK or HK) is a circulating plasma protein which participates in the initiation of blood coagulation and in the generation of the vasodilator bradykinin via the […]

For other uses see AAA (disambiguation)AAA or AAA+ is an abbreviation for ATPases Associated with diverse cellular Activities. They share a common conserved module of approximately 230 amino acid residues.

In proteins the helix-turn-helix (HTH) is a major structural motif capable of binding DNA. It is composed of two α helices joined by a short strand of amino acids and […]

An enterotoxin (not to be confused with endotoxin) is a protein exotoxin released by a microorganism that targets the intestines. Its target site is indicated within its name.Enterotoxins are chromosomally […]

The enzyme urate oxidase (UO) or uricase or factor-independent urate hydroxylase absent in humans catalyzes the oxidation of uric acid to 5-hydroxyisourate:Uric acid + O2 + H2O → 5-hydroxyisourate + […]