Life Science

Bradykinin (BK) is a pro-inflammatory polypeptide that can cause pain, inflammation, increased vascular permeability, vasodilation, contraction of various smooth muscles, and cell proliferation by stimulating B1and B2 receptors. B2 receptors are

Ligand for the T-cell-specific cell surface receptor ICOS acts as a costimulatory signal for T-cell proliferation and cytokine secretion. It also induces B-cell proliferation and differentiation into plasma cells.

B7-H3, a new member of the B7 family of immune-regulatory molecules, was identified in 2001 by database searches of a human dendritic cell-derived cDNA library. It is a type I transmembrane protein, which expresses in certain normal cells and

B7-H4 is a transmembrane protein that binds an unknown receptor on activated T cells resulting in inhibition of T-cell effector function via cell cycle arrest, decreased proliferation, and reduced IL-2 production. B7-H4 is up-regulated on the

The bombesin receptor family is a member of the G protein-coupled receptor superfamily and consists of three subtypes of receptors: BB1 (neuromedin B receptor), BB2 (gastrin-releasing peptide receptor), and BB3. These receptors are widely

The bombesin receptor family is a member of the G protein-coupled receptor superfamily and consists of three subtypes of receptors: BB1 (neuromedin B receptor), BB2 (gastrin-releasing peptide receptor), and BB3. These receptors are widely

The bombesin receptor family is a member of the G protein-coupled receptor superfamily and consists of three subtypes of receptors: BB1 (neuromedin B receptor), BB2 (gastrin-releasing peptide receptor), and BB3. These receptors are widely

BDCA-2 is a novel type II C-type lectin, which shows 50.7% sequence identity at the amino acid level to its putative murine ortholog, the murine dendritic cell–associated C-type lectin 2.

The B and T lymphocyte attenuator (BTLA) is an Ig super family protein with an intermediate type Ig fold in the ectodomain and an ITIM inhibitory signaling domain in the cytosol. BTLA interacts with the herpesvirus entry mediator (HVEM TNFRSF14), a

The complement component 5a receptor 1 (C5a) is G_q/11 and G_i/o-coupled GPCRs. C5a is a significant pathogenic driver in a number of immuno-inflammatory diseases, making C5a inhibition an attractive therapeutic strategy.

CASR is a calcium-sensing receptor and plays an important role in regulating PTH secretion. It is expressed in many different tissues, such as parathyroid, pancreatic islet and insulinoma cells, breast, gastrinoma cells, pituitary, keratinocytes and

The Cannabinoid receptor 2 (CNR2) is a G_i/o-coupled GPCR expressed in spleen, tonsils, bone marrow and peripheral blood leukocytes. There is one report that cannabinoid-induced inhibition of helper T cell activation is lost in macrophages