Glycoprotein – Mere Moonshine

January 27, 2024

Sortilin

Sortilin (SORT1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SORT1 gene on chromosome 1. This protein is a type I membrane glycoprotein in the vacuolar protein sorting 10 protein (Vps10p) family of sorting receptors. While it is ubiquitously expressed in many tissues, sortilin is most

December 22, 2023

Bee, BIRDS, CREATURES, Embryology, Proteins, Reproduction

Vitellin is essential in the fertilization process, and embryonic development in egg-laying organisms

Vitellin is a protein found in the egg yolk. It is a phosphoprotein. Vitellin is a generic name for major of many yolk proteins. Vitellin has been known since the 1900s. The periodic acid-Schiff method and Sudan black B dye was used to help determine that Vitellin is a glycolipoprotein because i

July 20, 2023

Birth Control, Blood, Carrier Proteins, Cattle, Enzymes, Heparin, Iron, Metals, Neuroscience, Proteins, Reproduction, Zinc

Transferrins

Transferrins are not limited to only binding to iron but also to different metal ions.

July 20, 2023

Carrier Proteins, Hormone

Follistatin also known as activin-binding protein and formerly known as FSH-suppressing protein (FSP)

Follistatin also known as activin-binding protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FST gene. Follistatin is an autocrine glycoprotein that is expressed in nearly all tissues of higher animals. Its primary function is the binding and bioneutralization of members of the TG

January 3, 2023

Uncategorized

Integrin αIIbβ3 – Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa

In medicine, glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GPIIb/IIIa, also known as integrin αIIbβ3) is an integrin complex found on platelets. It is a receptor for fibrinogen[1] and von Willebrand factor and aids platelet activation. The complex is formed via calcium-dependent association of gpIIb and gpII

January 3, 2023

Embryology, Zinc

Cadherin-1

Cadherin-1 or Epithelial cadherin(E-cadherin), (not to be confused with the APC/C activator protein CDH1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CDH1gene.[5] Mutations are correlated with gastric, breast, colorectal, thyroid, and ovarian cancers. CDH1 has also been designated as CD3

July 30, 2022

Gonadal axis, Placenta

Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)

Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is a hormone for the maternal recognition of pregnancy produced by trophoblast cells that are surrounding a growing embryo (syncytiotrophoblast initially), which eventually forms the placenta after implantation. Cole LA (2009