Beta thymosins are a family of proteins which have in common a sequence of about 40 amino acids similar to the small protein thymosin β4. They are found...
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residue 17 of the 43-aminoacid sequence of thymosin beta-4, and is strongly conserved between all β-thymosins, together with a similar sequence in WH2 domains...
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Thymosins are small proteins present in many animal tissues. They are named thymosins because they were originally isolated from the thymus, but most...
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pro-peptide convertase 1 (PC1) cleaves POMC into adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) and beta-lipotropin (β-LPH). β-LPH, a pituitary hormone with little opiate activity...
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Human chorionic gonadotropin (redirect from Beta HCG)
(TSH), and a β (beta) subunit that is unique to hCG. The α (alpha) subunit is 92 amino acids long. The β-subunit of hCG gonadotropin (beta-hCG) contains...
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raise blood sugar to normal levels. Beta cells 60% of the cells present in islet of Langerhans are beta cells. Beta cells secrete insulin. Along with glucagon...
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consist of 96 amino acids, while the beta subunits vary. Both subunits are required for biological activity. FSH has a beta subunit of 111 amino acids (FSH...
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an alpha chain and a beta chain. LH and FSH share nearly identical alpha chains (about 100 amino acids long), whereas the beta chain provides specificity...
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1-methyl ester) is an artificial sweetener. Carnosine (beta-alanyl-L-histidine) and Anserine (beta-alanyl-N-methyl histidine) are highly concentrated in...
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Nerve growth factor (redirect from Nerve growth factor (beta polypeptide))
pancreatic beta cells and the regulation of the immune system. NGF is initially in a 7S, 130-kDa complex of 3 proteins – Alpha-NGF, Beta-NGF, and Gamma-NGF...
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polypeptide receptors are seven-transmembrane proteins (GPCRs) found on beta-cells in the pancreas. It has traditionally been named gastrointestinal inhibitory...
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concentrations. TSH is a glycoprotein and consists of two subunits, the alpha and the beta subunit. The α (alpha) subunit (i.e., chorionic gonadotropin alpha) is nearly...
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activation of the beta-1 adrenergic receptor by the hormone norepinephrine. Norepinephrine increases the concentration of intracellular cAMP via beta-adrenergic...
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Estradiol (redirect from 17-beta estradiol)
Improvement in arterial blood flow has been demonstrated in coronary arteries. 17-beta-estradiol (E2) is considered the most potent estrogen found in humans. E2...
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Activin and inhibin (redirect from Inhibin-beta subunits)
or very similar beta subunits. Inhibin is also a dimer wherein the first component is a beta subunit similar or identical to the beta subunit in activin...
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42 [ T B P A ] ) [ F T 4 ] α T [ T S H ] {\displaystyle {\hat {G}}_{T}={{\beta _{T}(D_{T}+[TSH])(1+K_{41}[TBG]+K_{42}[TBPA])[FT_{4}]} \over {\alpha _{T}[TSH]}}}...
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from Thymosin Fraction 5 to be completely sequenced and synthesized. Unlike β thymosins, to which it is genetically and chemically unrelated, thymosin α1...
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glycoprotein. Each monomeric unit is a glycoprotein molecule; one alpha and one beta subunit make the full, functional protein. Its structure is similar to that...
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(IGF-1), insulin-like growth factor-2 (IGF-2), transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), fibroblast growth factors (FGFs), platelet-derived growth factor...
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peptide of 37 amino acids, called calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), beta type. The following are the amino acid sequences of salmon and human calcitonin:[citation...
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Adrenaline (redirect from 4,5-beta-hydroxyphenethylamine)
dilation response, and blood sugar level. It does this by binding to alpha and beta receptors. It is found in many animals, including humans, and some single-celled...
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