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PTMA protein, human

Known as: PTMA, Prothymosin Alpha 
Prothymosin alpha (111 aa, ~12 kDa) is encoded by the human PTMA gene. This protein may play a role in the regulation of apoptosis.
National Institutes of Health

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ApoptosisImmune System ProcessesPTMA geneRecombinant Prothymosin Alpha

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Novel molecular targets regulated by tumor suppressors microRNA-1 and microRNA-133a in bladder cancer.
Our expression signatures of human cancer including bladder cancer (BC) revealed that the expression of microRNA-1… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Antiapoptotic function of RNA‐binding protein HuR effected through prothymosin α
We report the antiapoptotic effect of RNA‐binding protein HuR, a critical regulator of the post‐transcriptional fate of target… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Modulation of Histone Acetyltransferase Activity through Interaction of Epstein-Barr Nuclear Antigen 3C with Prothymosin Alpha
ABSTRACT The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) nuclear antigen 3C (EBNA3C) is essential for EBV-dependent immortalization of human primary… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Fifteen years of prothymosin alpha: contradictory past and new horizons
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Natively unfolded human prothymosin alpha adopts partially folded collapsed conformation at acidic pH.
Prothymosin alpha has previously been shown to be unfolded at neutral pH, thus belonging to a growing family of "natively… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Thymosins: both nuclear and cytoplasmic proteins.
A simple procedure based on perchloric acid extraction has been developed for the preparation and purification of bovine… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Isolation and partial sequencing of the human prothymosin alpha gene family. Evidence against export of the gene products.
Prothymosin alpha and thymosin alpha 1 are believed to be thymus-derived, hormone-like materials with immunomodulatory functions… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
The human prothymosin alpha gene is polymorphic and induced upon growth stimulation: evidence using a cloned cDNA.
Clones for human prothymosin alpha have been identified in cDNA libraries from staphylococcal enterotoxin A-stimulated normal… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Molecular cloning of cDNA for human prothymosin alpha.
A cDNA library was constructed from human spleen mRNA and screened for clones containing cDNAs coding for prothymosin alpha. A… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Distribution of prothymosin alpha in rat tissues.
A radioimmunoassay, using a rabbit antiserum directed against thymosin alpha 1, was employed to detect the presence of… 
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