Category: Database: Gene/Protein
AP-1 Transcription Factor
Activator Protein-1 (AP-1) is a collective term for a family of dimeric transcription factors that regulate gene expression in response…
JunB
JunB is a member of the Jun family of transcription factors, which includes c-Jun, JunB, and JunD. Like its relatives,…
JunD
JunD is the third member of the Jun family of transcription factors, alongside c-Jun and JunB. Like its relatives, JunD…
c-Jun
c-Jun is a transcription factor that belongs to the Jun family of proteins, which includes c-Jun, JunB, and JunD. It…
Anthrax Toxin
The anthrax toxin is the primary virulence factor of Bacillus anthracis, responsible for much of the tissue damage, immune suppression,…
COP1 (Constitutive Photomorphogenic 1)
COP1 (Constitutive Photomorphogenic 1) is a highly conserved E3 ubiquitin ligase that plays pivotal roles in both plants and animals…
Ubiquitin
Ubiquitin is a small, highly conserved protein found in virtually all eukaryotic cells. It is only 76 amino acids long…
ZBED6
ZBED6 (Zinc Finger BED-Type Containing 6) is a transcriptional regulator unique to placental mammals. It is unusual in origin because…
Von Willebrand Factor (vWF)
Von Willebrand factor (vWF) is a large multimeric glycoprotein that plays a central role in hemostasis, the process that stops…
AMPA Receptor
The AMPA receptor (α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor) is a subtype of ionotropic glutamate receptor that mediates fast excitatory synaptic transmission in…
DNA Methyltransferase
DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) are a family of enzymes responsible for catalyzing the transfer of a methyl group to DNA, primarily…
Histone Acetyltransferase
Histone acetyltransferases (HATs) are enzymes that catalyze the transfer of acetyl groups from acetyl-CoA to the ε-amino group of lysine…
CCCTC-Binding Factor (CTCF)
CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) is a highly conserved and multifunctional DNA-binding protein that plays a central role in the organization of…
Alpha-synuclein
Alpha-synuclein is a small, soluble, intrinsically disordered protein composed of 140 amino acids and predominantly expressed in the central nervous…
Histone H4
Histone H4 is one of the four core histone proteins—along with H2A, H2B, and H3—that form the fundamental unit of…