Acidic leucine-rich nuclear phosphoprotein 32 family member B (ANP32B) also known as "acidic protein rich in leucines" (APRIL) is a
protein
Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residue (biochemistry), residues. Proteins perform a vast array of functions within organisms, including Enzyme catalysis, catalysing metab ...
that in humans is encoded by the ''ANP32B''
gene
In biology, the word gene has two meanings. The Mendelian gene is a basic unit of heredity. The molecular gene is a sequence of nucleotides in DNA that is transcribed to produce a functional RNA. There are two types of molecular genes: protei ...
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APRIL is also the acronym used for an entirely different protein, TNFSF13, a member of the tumor necrosis factor superfamily whose alternative name, A PRoliferation Inducing Ligand, shares the same acronym as that for ANP32B
See also
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ANP32A,
ANP32C,
ANP32D,
ANP32E
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