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Definition: A folded chain of amino acids serving as a structural component, cellular sensor, or biological catalyst within pathways.
AMP-activated protein kinase; a conserved master energy sensor that regulates glucose and lipid meta...
Apolipoprotein E4; the strongest genetic risk factor allele for sporadic Alzheimer's disease, linked...
Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2; a Nuclear factor that coordinates the gene expression o...
A DNA-binding transcription factor protein that translocates to the cell nucleus to control transcri...
Sirtuin 1; an NAD+-dependent protein deacetylase that acts as a key metabolic sensor regulating chro...
A protein peptide that can accumulate in the brain, forming sticky plaques associated with neurodege...
An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a phosphate group from ATP to a specific substrate molecule...
A microtubule-associated protein synthesized in neurons that stabilizes axonal structures, whose hyp...
