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14-3-3 Proteins  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A large family of signal-transducing adaptor proteins present in wide variety of eukaryotes. They are PHOSPHOSERINE and PHOSPHOTHREONINE binding proteins involved in important cellular processes including SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; CELL CYCLE control; APOPTOSIS; and cellular stress responses. 14-3-3 proteins function by interacting with other signal-transducing proteins and effecting changes in their enzymatic activity and subcellular localization. The name 14-3-3 derives from numerical designations used in the original fractionation patterns of the proteins.

Synonym(s)

  • 14-3-3 Protein
  • Brain 14-3-3 Protein
  • Protein 14-3-3

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KDTF8BHB-3

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