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- <p>This section provides information about the protein and gene name(s) and synonym(s) and about the organism that is the source of the protein sequence.<p><a href='/help/names_and_taxonomy_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Names & Taxonomyi. Recommended name: Macrophage-expressed gene 1 protein.
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- After a macrophage engulfs and processes an antigen, the macrophage displays the antigen fragments combined with a Class I MHC protein on the macrophage cell surface. A receptor on a circulating, resting cytotoxic T cell recognizes the antigen-protein complex and binds to it. The binding process and a helper T cell activate the cytotoxic T cell so that it can attack and destroy the diseased cell. Activation of B Cells to Make Antibody A B cell uses one of its receptors to bind to its matching antigen, which the B cell engulfs and processes. The B cell then displays a piece of the antigen, bound to a Class II MHC protein, on the cell surface.
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Macrophage Mφ) are a type of white blood cell that engulfs and digests cellular debris, foreign substances, microbes, cancer cells, and anything else that does not have the types of proteins specific to the surface of healthy body cells on its surface in a process called phagocytosis.hen a macrophage ingests a pathogen, the pathogen becomes trapped in a phagosome, which then fuses with a lysosome. Within the phagolysosome, enzymes and toxic peroxides digest the pathogen. However, some bacteria, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, have become resistant to these methods of digestion.
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Macrophage The antigen presentation on the surface of infected macrophages (in the context of MHC class II) in a lymph node stimulates TH1 (type 1 helper T cells) to proliferate (mainly due to IL-12 secretion from the macrophage).he antigen presentation on the surface of infected macrophages (in the context of MHC class II) in a lymph node stimulates TH1 (type 1 helper T cells) to proliferate (mainly due to IL-12 secretion from the macrophage).
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- Lamin A and its smaller splice variant lamin C, which lacks 74 carboxyterminal amino acids (Dechat, Adam, Taimen, Shimi, & Goldman, 2010), become solubilized during mitosis and are only expressed in terminally differentiated cells, whereas B lamins are present in all metazoan cells and remain associated with the nuclear membrane throughout development and differentiation (Dechat et al., 2008; Dechat, Vlcek, & Foisner, 2000; Prokocimer et al., 2009; Stuurman, Heins, & Aebi, 1998).
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- Summary. The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the Tyro3-Axl-Mer (TAM) receptor tyrosine kinase subfamily. The encoded protein possesses an extracellular domain which is composed of two immunoglobulin-like motifs at the N-terminal, followed by two fibronectin type-III motifs. Axl should be pursued as a potential target for the treatment of FLT3-ITD(+) acute myeloid leukemia. 2  Spearman rank correlation analysis showed a positive correlation between YAP1 and Axl expression. 3  Overexpression of Axl receptor tyrosine kinase is associated with malignant pleural mesothelioma.
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The Immune System: Information about Lymphocytes, Dendritic Cells, Macrophages, and White Blood Cells A macrophage is the first cell to recognize and engulf foreign substances (antigens). Macrophages break down these substances and present the smaller proteins to the T lymphocytes. (T cells are programmed to recognize, respond to and remember antigens). Macrophages also produce substances called cytokines that help to regulate the activity of lymphocytes.
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- Medical Definition of MACROPHAGE. : a phagocytic tissue cell of the immune system that may be fixed or freely motile, is derived from a monocyte, functions in the destruction of foreign antigens (as bacteria and viruses), and serves as an antigen-presenting cell—see histiocyte, mononuclear phagocyte system.— mac·ro·phag·ic \ˌmak-rə-ˈfaj-ik\ adjective. a phagocytic tissue cell of the immune system that may be fixed or freely motile, is derived from a monocyte, functions in the destruction of foreign antigens (as bacteria and viruses), and serves as an antigen-presenting cell — compare histiocyte. — mac·ro·phag·ic \ˌma-krə-ˈfa-jik\ adjective.
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Review In this review we will discuss recent findings that define the role of nuclear protein phosphatases in controlling transforming growth factor- (TGF) and bone-morphogenetic protein (BMP) signalling, the DNA-damage response, RNA processing, cell-cycle progression and gene transcription.
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- Medical Definition of Macrophage. Macrophage: A type of white blood cell that ingests foreign material. Macrophages are key players in the immune response to foreign invaders of the body, such as infectious microorganisms. They are normally found in the liver, spleen, and connective tissues of the body. Last Editorial Review: 5/13/2016.
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The rate of protein synthesis in hematopoietic stem cells is limited partly by 4E-BPs Protein synthesis in skeletal muscle stem cells is limited by high levels of phosphorylated eIF2α, which promotes quiescence and stem cell maintenance (Zismanov et al. 2016). However, eIF2α function may vary among stem cells, as HSCs express relatively low levels of phosphorylated eIF2α (Signer et al.
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- Poliovirus is a positive-sense RNA virus of the picornavirus group. At its 5' end, the RNA genome has a viral protein (VPg) instead of a 5' cap. This is followed by a nontranslated leader sequence, and then a single long protein coding region (-7000 nucleotides), followed by a poly-A tail.
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Macrophages: The 'defense' cells that help throughout the body Macrophages exist in nearly all tissues and are produced when white blood cells called monocytes leave the blood and differentiate in a tissue-specific manner. The type of macrophage that results from monocyte differentiation depends on the type(s) of cytokines that these cells encounter. Cytokines are proteins produced by immune cells that can influence cell behavior and affect interactions between cells.
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Synthetic Peptides are Better Than Native Antigens for Development of ELISA Assay for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Peptides of five highly immunogenic Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) proteins (Ag85B, 45 kDa, HSP-16, CFP-10 and ESAT-6) were designed and synthesized. The designed peptides were evaluated in samples of both TBM and PTB cases, respectively, using in-house developed antibody detection method.
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- Mody, CH, Tyler, CL, Sitrin, RG, Jackson, C & Toews, GB 1991, ' Interferon-gamma activates rat alveolar macrophages for anticryptococcal activity. ' American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, vol 5, no. 1, pp. 19-26.
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Macrophage As secretory cells, monocytes and macrophages are vital to the regulation of immune responses and the development of inflammation; they produce a wide array of powerful chemical substances (monokines) including enzymes, complement proteins, and regulatory factors such as interleukin-1.
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Tau protein Tau proteins (or τ proteins, after the Greek letter by that name) are proteins that stabilize microtubules.They are abundant in neurons of the central nervous system and are less common elsewhere, but are also expressed at very low levels in CNS astrocytes and oligodendrocytes.au protein is a highly soluble microtubule-associated protein (MAP). In humans, these proteins are found mostly in neurons compared to non-neuronal cells. One of tau's main functions is to modulate the stability of axonal microtubules.
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Original Article However, little is known about their thermogenic function. Within the beige adipocyte transcriptome, fibroblast growth factor-21 (FGF21) is a gene whose protein product acts as an adipokine, regulating cold-induced thermogenesis in animals.
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activated macrophage activated macrophage. macrophage. any of the large, mononuclear, highly phagocytic cells derived from bone marrow cells, promonocytes, the progeny of which, the monocytes, enter the bloodstream, where they stay for a few days before entering the tissues and developing into macrophages. They are components of the monocyte-macrophage system.
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ReviewThe macro domain protein family: Structure, functions, and their potential therapeutic implications Another protein that can explain the important role of intact macro domain within ALC1 in cell apoptosis is Nur77, which is also known as NGFI-B or TR3, is a unique transcription factor belonging to orphan nuclear receptor superfamily [51], [52] and [53].
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Macrophage Activation Similar to the classically activated macrophage, the alternatively activated macrophage changes its cellular morphology and secretory pattern as a result of appropriate stimulation. Leukocytes are attracted by the macrophage via its release of chemokines including MDC/CCL22 PARC/CCL18 and TARC/CCL17.
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macrophage macrophage. any of the large, mononuclear, highly phagocytic cells derived from bone marrow cells, promonocytes, the progeny of which, the monocytes, enter the bloodstream, where they stay for a few days before entering the tissues and developing into macrophages.They are components of the monocyte-macrophage system.ny phagocytic cell of the reticuloendothelial system, including specialized Kupffer's cells in the liver and spleen and histocyte in loose connective tissue. See also Kupffer's cells, phagocyte, reticuloendothelial system.
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GLIAL CELL LINE-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GDNF Lin et al. (1993) isolated a specific dopaminergic neurotrophic protein, designated 'glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor' (GDNF), from a rat B49 glial cell line. The corresponding cDNA was cloned from both human and rat cDNA libraries.
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How proteins control gene expression by binding both DNA and RNA Proteins that bind DNA or RNA are usually put in different categories, but researchers recently showed how the p53 protein has the capacity to bind both and how this controls gene expression on the levels of both transcription (RNA synthesis) and mRNA translation (protein synthesis). Share:
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- First,an early study reported that peritoneal macrophages secrete a pho-spolipase A2 activity in response to zymosan characterized by anacidic pH optimum (1). Second, recent studies on the mannose-6-phosphate plasma and urine glycoproteomes reported that LPLA 2 is recovered in both types of biological ﬂuids (18, 19).
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ReviewAkt isoforms in vascular disease The expression and activation of Akt isoforms are more complex in macrophages than in ECs and VSMCs. Akt1 and Akt2 are both highly expressed to similar levels in macrophages [59]; [65] ; [66], whereas Akt3 accounts for only ~ 25% of total Akt expression [18].