Monkey Business
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Oxytocin: The Molecular Maestro of Love and Labor
Buckle up, hormone enthusiasts! We’re about to take a wild ride into the world of oxytocin, the “love hormone” that’s been playing Cupid in our bodies since the dawn of… Read more.
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Halteres are a pair of small club-shaped organs on the body of two聽orders聽of flying聽insects聽that provide information about body rotations during flight
Halteres (singular halter or haltere) (from Ancient Greek: 峒佄幌勧繂蟻蔚蟼, hand-held weights to give an impetus in leaping) are a pair of small club-shaped organs on the body of two orders of flying insects that provide information about body rotations during… Read more.
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Pelger鈥揌u毛t anomaly, congenital and acquired, also pince-nez, laminopathy and a little ebola
Pelger鈥揌u毛t anomaly聽is a blood聽laminopathy聽associated with the聽lamin B receptor,聽wherein several types of聽white blood cells聽(neutrophils聽and聽eosinophils) have聽nuclei聽with unusual shape (being bilobed, peanut or dumbbell-shaped instead of the normal trilobed shape) and unusual structure… Read more.
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Retinoblastoma protein, dysfunctional in several cancers, belongs to the pocket protein family and is a recruiter of chromatin remodeling enzymes
The聽retinoblastoma protein聽(protein name abbreviated聽Rb; gene name abbreviated聽Rb,聽RB聽or聽RB1) is a聽tumor suppressor聽protein聽that is dysfunctional in several major聽cancers.聽One function of pRb is to prevent excessive聽cell growth聽by inhibiting聽cell cycle聽progression until a cell is ready… Read more.
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Complement control protein聽are聽proteins聽that interact with components of the聽complement system
The聽complement system聽is tightly regulated by a network of proteins known as “regulators of complement activation (RCA)” that help distinguish target cells as “self” or “non-self.” A subset of this family… Read more.
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Complement receptor type 2聽(CR2)
Complement receptor type 2 (CR2), also known as complement C3d receptor, Epstein-Barr virus receptor, and CD21 (cluster of differentiation 21), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CR2 gene. CR2 is involved in the聽complement system.… Read more.
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Complement receptor type 1聽(CR1)
Complement receptor type 1聽(CR1) also known as聽C3b/C4b receptor聽or聽CD35聽(cluster of differentiation 35) is a聽protein聽that in humans is encoded by the聽CR1聽gene. This gene is a member of the聽regulators of complement activation聽(RCA) family… Read more.
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The NACHT domain consists of seven distinct conserved motifs, including the ATP/GTPase specific P-loop, the Mg2+-binding site (Walker A and B motifs, respectively) and five more specific motifs
The NACHT domain is an evolutionarily conserved protein domain. This NTPase domain is found in apoptosis proteins as well as those involved in MHC transcription. Its name reflects some of the proteins that contain it: NAIP (NLP family apoptosis inhibitor protein), CIITA (that is, C2TA or MHC… Read more.
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TRALI or ARDS: A Medical Game of “Who’s Who?”
Welcome to the thrilling world of post-transfusion respiratory distress, where distinguishing TRALI from ARDS is like trying to tell apart identical twins wearing the same outfit. Strap in, folks –… Read more.
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