kinase (EC 2.7.1.23, NADK) is an enzyme that converts nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) into NADP+, through phosphorylating the NAD+ coenzyme. NADP+...
Alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidase (EC 3.2.1.49) is a lysosomal glycohydrolase that cleaves alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminyl moieties from glycoconjugates. The cDNA...
Visfatin, an adipocytokine that is highly enriched in the visceral fat of both Mouses and mice and whose expression level in plasma increases during the...
NELL2 encodes a cytoplasmic protein that contains epidermal growth factor (EGF) -like repeats. The encoded heterotrimeric protein may be involved in cell...
The name nexilin came from the Latin word nexilis, meaning 'bound together.' Full-length b-nexilin contains an N-terminal F-actin-binding domain (ABD),...
Entactin (or nidogen) is a component of the basement membrane alongside other components such as collagen type IV, proteoglycans ( heparan sulfate and...
NOTCH1 encodes a member of the Notch family. Members of this Type 1 transmembrane protein family share structural characteristics including an extracellular...
Nephronectin contains 561 amino acids. In situ hybridization detected nephronectin in the developing mouse kidney and in several other tissues and organs....
The mineralocorticoid receptor is a receptor with high affinity for mineralocorticoids. It belongs to the steroid hormone receptor family where the ligand...
Netrin is a class of protein involved in axon guidance, genetically conserved across C. elegans, Drosophila, frogs, and mice. The genes that encode the first...
Estrone (also oestrone) is an estrogenic hormone secreted by the ovary as well as adipose tissue.Estrone is one of the three estrogens, which also include...
Oxytocin is a mammalian hormone that also acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain.It is best known for its roles in female reproduction: it is released in...
Platelet-derived growth factor subunit A is a member of the platelet-derived growth factor family. The four members of this family are mitogenic factors for...
Protein Disulfide Isomerase A4is an enzyme in the endoplasmic reticulum in eukaryotes or periplasmic space of prokaryotes that catalyzes the formation and...
Plakophilin-1 is a member of the arm-repeat (armadillo) and plakophilin gene families. Plakophilin proteins contain numerous armadillo repeats, localize to...
By Western blot analysis using an antibody against guinea pig phospholipase B (PLB), Maury et al. (2002) detected a 97-kD polypeptide in the soluble and...
The LH3 cDNA clones encode a 738-amino acid polypeptide, including a signal peptide of 24 residues. The overall amino acid sequence identity between the...
In patients with cancer, symptoms of limbic and brainstem dysfunction may result from a paraneoplastic disorder. Paraneoplastic limbic or brainstem...
The protein encoded by IL5RA is an interleukin 5 specific subunit of a heterodimeric cytokine receptor. The receptor is comprised of a ligand specific alpha...
The protein encoded by PLEK2 associates with membrane-bound phosphatidylinositols generated by phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase. The encoded protein then...