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Lexicon Taxonomy: Protein

Definition: A folded chain of amino acids serving as a structural component, cellular sensor, or biological catalyst within pathways.

AMPK
Type: protein

AMP-activated protein kinase; a conserved master energy sensor that regulates glucose and lipid meta...

APOE4
Type: protein

Apolipoprotein E4; the strongest genetic risk factor allele for sporadic Alzheimer's disease, linked...

Nrf2
Type: protein

Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2; a Nuclear factor that coordinates the gene expression o...

Nuclear factor
Type: protein

A DNA-binding transcription factor protein that translocates to the cell nucleus to control transcri...

SIRT1
Type: protein

Sirtuin 1; an NAD+-dependent protein deacetylase that acts as a key metabolic sensor regulating chro...

TLR4
Type: protein

Toll-like receptor 4; a cell-surface pattern recognition receptor that binds to bacterial LPS and tr...

amyloid-beta
Type: protein

A protein peptide that can accumulate in the brain, forming sticky plaques associated with neurodege...

kinase
Type: protein

An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a phosphate group from ATP to a specific substrate molecule...

tau
Type: protein

A microtubule-associated protein synthesized in neurons that stabilizes axonal structures, whose hyp...