Green fluorescent protein (GFP) refers to a protein purified from the Victorian jellyfish that displays green fluorescence when excited by short-wave light (blue to ultraviolet). Although wild-type GFP exists, many GFP mutants have been adapted for broader research uses. Green fluorescent protein (GFP) can be genetically modified to form fusion proteins with a number of […]

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a human pathogen, causing serious liver disease. The HBV surface protein antigens (HBsAg) are comprised of three carboxyl co terminal HBs proteins termed large (LHBs), middle (MHBs) and small (SHBs, also called major) protein. LHBs and MHBs also share the highly hydrophobic, repetitive, membrane spanning S domain. In addition, LHBs […]

The large envelope protein exists in two topological conformations, one which is termed ‘external’ or Le-HBsAg and the other ‘internal’ or Li-HBsAg. In its external conformation the protein attaches the virus to cell receptors and thereby initiating infection. This interaction determines the species specificity and liver tropism. This attachment induces virion internalization predominantly through caveolin-mediated […]

The role of flagella and motility in the attachment of the foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes to various surfaces is mixed with some systems requiring flagella for an interaction and others needing only motility for cells to get to the surface. In nature this bacterium is a saprophyte and contaminated produce is an avenue for infection. […]

Viral MIP-2 is one of the three chemokine-like proteins expressed by the human herpesvirus 8 (Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, KSHV) and the other is ViMIP-1 and ViMIP-3. Viral MIP-II cDNA encodes a 94 amino acid (aa) residue precursor protein with a 23 aa residue signal peptide that is cleaved to yield a 71 aa residue mature […]

Vimentins are class-III intermediate filaments found in various non-epithelial cells, especially mesenchymal cells.Human Vimentin shares 97-98% aa identity with mouse, rat, ovine, bovine and canine Vimentin. Vimentin is involved in positioning autophagosomes, lysosomes and the Golgi complex within the cell. Vimentin helps maintain the lipid composition of cellular membranes, and caspase cleavage of Vimentin is […]

Uteroglobin (UG), also known as Secretoglobin 1A member 1 (SCGB1A1), Blastokinin, Clara cell secretor protein (CCSP) or Clara cell-specific 10-kDa protein (CC10), is the founding member of the secretoglobin family of small, secreted, disulfide-bridged dimeric proteins found only in mammals. This protein is mainly expressed in lung, with anti-inflammatory/immunomodulatory properties. Previous in vitro studies demonstrated […]

TAFA2 also named FAM19A2, is a secreted, 11 kDa member of the FAM19/TAFA family of chemokine-like proteins. It is synthesized as a 131 amino acid (aa) precursor that contains a 30 aa signal sequence and a 101 aa mature chain. Like other members of the FAM19/TAFA family, with the exception of TAFA5, mature TAFA1 contains […]

Uteroglobin, also called Clara cell secretory, phospholipid binding, 10 kDa or 16 kDa protein (CCSP, CCPBP, CC10 or CC16, respectively) is a small, non-glycosylated secreted protein of the secretoglobin superfamily, (designated 1A, member 1). Its name is derived from its very high expression in the pre-implantation uterus. It is produced by the non-ciliated, non-mucous secretory […]

Uteroglobin (UG), also known as Secretoglobin 1A member 1 (SCGB1A1), Blastokinin, Clara cell secretor protein (CCSP) or Clara cell-specific 10-kDa protein (CC10), is the founding member of the secretoglobin family of small, secreted, disulfide-bridged dimeric proteins found only in mammals. This protein is mainly expressed in lung, with anti-inflammatory/immunomodulatory properties. Previous in vitro studies demonstrated […]