| ADCP | adenosine deaminase complexing protein |
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| ADRP | adipose differentiation-related protein |
| AGP | acid glycoprotein; agar gel precipitation; azurophil granule protein |
| AIP | acute idiopathic pericarditis; acute infectious polyneuritis; acute intermittent porphyria; aldoster... |
| ALDP | adrenoleukodystrophy protein |
| protein shock therapy | The injection of a foreign protein to induce fever as a means of treating certain diseases. Synonym: foreign protein therapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| protein-S-isoprenylcysteine O-methyltransferase | <enzyme> Methylates carboxyl-terminal cysteine of yeast sex factors and ha-ras oncogene protein; c-terminal s-geranylgeranylcysteine and s-geranylcysteine residues are also methylated more slowly Registry number: EC 2.1.1.100 Synonym: pcc methyltransferase, farnesyl cysteine c-terminal methyltransferase, protein-cysteine-carboxyl methyltransferase, 5-prenylcysteine methyltransferase, isoprenylated protein methyltransferase, ste14 gene product, prenylated protein carboxyl methyltransferase, ppmtase, protein c-terminal prenylcysteine methyltransferase (26 Jun 1999) |
| protein splicing | Excision of in-frame internal protein sequences (inteins) of a precursor protein, coupled with ligation of the flanking sequences (exteins). Protein splicing is an autocatalytic reaction and results in the production of two proteins from a single primary translation product: the intein and the mature protein. (12 Dec 1998) |
| protein status | A term used to indicate the level of protein in a person's system. A severe lack of protein can result in protein-calorie malnutrition. (16 Dec 1997) |
| protein synthesis | The process in which individual amino acids, whether of exogenous or endogenous origin, are connected to each other in peptide linkage in a specific order dictated by the sequence of nucleotides in DNA; this governing sequence is conveyed to the synthesizing apparatus in the ribosomes by mRNA, formed by base-pairing on the DNA template. (05 Mar 2000) |
| protein synthesis inhibitor | Compounds which inhibit the synthesis of proteins. They are usually antibiotics or toxins. Mechanism of the action of inhibition includes the interruption of peptide-chain elongation, the blocking the the a site of ribosomes, the misreading of the genetic code or the prevention of the attachment of oligosaccharide side chains to glycoproteins. (12 Dec 1998) |
| protein targeting | The process through which newly-made proteins are sorted and carriedto different parts of a cell. (09 Oct 1997) |
| protein-tyrosine kinase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the phosphorylation of tyrosine residues in proteins with ATP or other nucleotides as phosphate donors.12. Chemical name: ATP:protein-tyrosine O-phosphotransferase Registry number: EC 2.7.1.112 (12 Dec 1998) |
| protein-tyrosine-phosphatase | <enzyme> An enzyme group that specifically dephosphorylates phosphotyrosyl residues in selected proteins. Together with protein-tyrosine kinase, it regulates tyrosine phosphorylation and dephosphorylation in cellular signal transduction and may play a role in cell growth control and carcinogenesis. Chemical name: Protein-tyrosine-phosphate phosphohydrolase Registry number: EC 3.1.3.48 (12 Dec 1998) |
| protein Zero | <protein> The major glycoprotein of peripheral nerve myelin, an integral transmembrane protein, synthesised by Schwann cells (Mw = 28, 500). (18 Nov 1997) |
| proteolipid protein | <protein> Highly conserved membrane protein (30 kD) in myelin. Cellular function obscure but mutations lethal for example jimpy mouse and Pelizaeus Merzbacher disease of man. (18 Nov 1997) |
| proto-oncogene protein p21(ras) | Cellular protein encoded by the c-ras genes. The protein has GTPase activity and is involved in transmembrane signal transduction as a guanine nucleotide binding protein. Elevated levels of p21 c-ras have been associated with neoplasia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| proto-oncogene protein pp60(c-src) | <enzyme> Membrane-associated tyrosine-specific kinase encoded by the c-src genes. It has an important role in cellular growth control. Truncation of carboxy-terminal residues in pp60(c-src) leads to pp60(v-src) which has the ability to transform cells. This kinase pp60 c-src should not be confused with csk, also known as c-src kinase. Registry number: EC 2.7.1.- (12 Dec 1998) |
| heterologous protein | A protein that differs from any protein normally found in the organism in question. Synonym: heterologous protein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prp 27-30 protein | Protease-resistant core of prpsc, the abnormal isoform of prion proteins (prions). Prp 27-30 is produced by limited proteolysis of the n-terminus of prpsc. (12 Dec 1998) |