"Other Essentials"

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There are two kinds of IGF receptors based on their relative affinities for IGFI versus IGFII. The IGFI receptor prefers IGFI over IGFII and weakly binds insulin. IGFI receptor is a disulfide-linked heterotetrameric transmembrane protein consisting of two alpha (130 kD) and two beta (95 kD) subunits. Both the alpha and beta subunits are encoded within a single receptor precursor cDNA. The IGFI receptor is therefore similar in structure to the insulin receptor. The proreceptor polypeptide is proteolytically cleaved and disulfide-linked to yield the mature heterotetrameric receptor. The alpha subunit of the IGFI receptor is extracellular while the beta subunit has an extracellular domain, a transmembrane domain and a cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase domain. The IGFI receptor is highly expressed in all cell types and tissues. Essentially all of the biological activities of IGFI and II have been shown to be mediated via the IGFI receptor.

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The c-Myc protein is a transcription factor, which is encoded by the c-Myc gene on human chromosome 8q24. c-Myc is commonly activated in a variety of tumor cells and plays an important role in cellular proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis and cell cycle progression. The phosphorylation of c-Myc has been investigated and previous studies have suggested a functional association between phosphorylation at Thr58/Ser62 by glycogen synthase kinase 3, cyclin-dependent kinase, ERK2 and C-Jun N-terminal Kinase (JNK) in cell proliferation and cell cycle regulation. Studies also have shown that c-Myc is essential for tumor cell development in vasculogenesis and angiogenesis that distribute blood throughout the cells, and which brought extensive attention in the development of new therapeutic approach for cancer treatment.

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FUNCTION: Required for autophagy. Conjugates to ATG12 and associates with isolation membrane to form cup-shaped isolation membrane and autophagosome. The conjugate detaches from the membrane immediately before or after autophagosome formation is completed. FUNCTION: May play an important role in the apoptotic process, possibly within the modified cytoskeleton. Its expression is a relatively late event in the apoptotic process, occurring downstream of caspase activity. SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm. Colocalizes with nonmuscle actin. ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS: 2 named isoforms produced by alternative splicing. TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Ubiquitous. The mRNA is present at similar levels in viable and apoptotic cells, whereas the protein is dramatically highly expressed in apoptotic cells. INDUCTION: By apoptotic stimuli. PTM: Conjugated to ATG12; which is essential for autophagy, but is not required for association with isolation membrane. SIMILARITY: Belongs to the ATG5 family.

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The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) family. PTPs are known to be signaling molecules that regulate a variety of cellular processes including cell growth, differentiation, mitotic cycle, and oncogenic transformation. This PTP contains an extracellular domain, a single transmembrane segment and two tandem intracytoplasmic catalytic domains, and thus belongs to receptor type PTP. This gene is specifically expressed in hematopoietic cells. This PTP has been shown to be an essential regulator of T- and B-cell antigen receptor signaling. It functions through either direct interaction with components of the antigen receptor complexes, or by activating various Src family kinases required for the antigen receptor signaling. This PTP also suppresses JAK kinases, and thus functions as a regulator of cytokine receptor signaling. Four alternatively spliced transcripts variants of this gene, which encode distinct isoforms, have been reported. [provided by RefSeq]

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The 26S proteasome is a multicatalytic proteinase complex with a highly ordered structure composed of 2 complexes, a 20S core and a 19S regulator. The 20S core is composed of 4 rings of 28 non-identical subunits; 2 rings are composed of 7 alpha subunits and 2 rings are composed of 7 beta subunits. The 19S regulator is composed of a base, which contains 6 ATPase subunits and 2 non-ATPase subunits, and a lid, which contains up to 10 non-ATPase subunits. Proteasomes are distributed throughout eukaryotic cells at a high concentration and cleave peptides in an ATP/ubiquitin-dependent process in a non-lysosomal pathway. An essential function of a modified proteasome, the immunoproteasome, is the processing of class I MHC peptides. This gene encodes one of the ATPase subunits, a member of the triple-A family of ATPases which have a chaperone-like activity. Pseudogenes have been identified on chromosomes 8 and 12. [provided by RefSeq]

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N ethylmaleimide sensitive factor (NSF) is an ~83 kDa protein (predicted MW) which was initially isolated based on its ability to restore intercisternal Golgi transport to N ethylmaleimide treated membranes. NSF was subsequently discovered to be involved in a variety of membrane fusion events. NSF is an ATPase with two ATP binding domains that are essential for membrane fusion and homo oligomerization. In order to interact with target membranes, NSF requires another set of soluble proteins called Soluble NSF attachment proteins (SNAPs). NSF has been shown to play a prominent role in synaptic vesicle fusion. Together with synaptotagmin and a SNAP, NSF modulates the interaction of SNAP25, VAMP, and syntaxin, in an ATP dependent manner, to form a complex with a sedimentation coefficient of 20 S. This complex may represent an intermediate involved in synaptic vesicle docking and fusion.

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Gamma irradiated for a validated Sterility Assurance Level (SAL) of 10⁻⁶, these boot covers are designed for use in ISO Class 5 and other controlled environments. Made from durable, breathable material with bound seams, they provide superior contamination control.

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Carbonic Anhydrase 4 (CA4) belongs to the alpha-carbonic anhydrase family

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Rat TGF beta 1 AccuSignal ELISA Kit

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Mouse TGF beta 1 AccuSignal ELISA Kit

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Sodium Azide Crystal Violet Blood Agar is used for selective cultivation of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.

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YT Medium 2X is an excellent ready-to-use growth medium, nutritionally rich for the growth of recombinant strains of E. coli.

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Mouse monoclonal [MEM - 56] to CD45RA

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CNTF is a survival promoting factor for different types of neurons in vitro and in vivo. The essential structural features for the biological function of human CNTF were investigated by Thier, M. et al. They showed that deletion of 14 N-terminal and 18 C-terminal amino acids significantly increased bioactivity compared to wild-type CNTF. FUNCTION: CNTF is a survival factor for various neuronal cell types. Seems to prevent the degeneration of motor axons after axotomy. SUBUNIT: Homodimer. SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm. TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Nervous system. PHARMACEUTICAL: CNTF is being tested under the name Axokine by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals for treatment of human motor neuron diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). As it induces substantial weight loss, preferentially of fat as opposed to lean body mass, it is being used for obesity treatment. SIMILARITY: Belongs to the CNTF family.