List of articles in "Protein" category - Page 1274

Coagulation factor XII also known as Hageman factor is a plasma protein. It is the zymogen form of factor XIIa an enzyme (EC 3.4.21.38) of the serine protease (or serine […]

The melanocyte-stimulating hormones (collectively referred to as MSH or intermedins) are a class of peptide hormones that are produced by cells in the intermediate lobe of the pituitary gland. Synthetic […]

Secretion is the process of elaborating releasing and oozing chemicals or a secreted chemical substance from a cell or gland. In contrast to excretion the substance may have a certain […]

Cholecystokinin (CCK or CCK-PZ; from Greek chole bile; cysto sac; kinin move; hence move the bile-sac (gallbladder)) is a peptide hormone of the gastrointestinal system responsible for stimulating the digestion […]

Thrombopoietin (THPO) also known as megakaryocyte growth and development factor (MGDF) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the THPO gene.Thrombopoietin is a glycoprotein hormone produced by the […]

Antithrombin (AT) is a small protein molecule that inactivates several enzymes of the coagulation system. Antithrombin is a glycoprotein produced by the liver and consists of 432 amino acids. It […]

Thermogenin (called uncoupling protein by its discoverers and now known as uncoupling protein 1 or UCP1) is an uncoupling protein found in the mitochondria of brown adipose tissue (BAT). It […]

Alpha-synuclein is a protein that is abundant in the human brain. Smaller amounts are found in the heart muscles and other tissues. In the brain alpha-synuclein is found mainly at […]

Single-stranded DNA-binding protein or SSB binds to single-stranded regions of DNA to prevent premature annealing to protect the single-stranded DNA from being digested by nucleases and to remove secondary structure […]

DnaA is a protein that activates initiation of DNA replication in prokaryotes. It is a replication initiation factor which promotes the unwinding of DNA at oriC. The onset of the […]