DFSAWAamide |
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This bioactive peptide corresponds to crystallin-alpha-A(70-88). Sreekumar et al (2013) have shown that this peptide is taken up by fetal retinal pigment epithelium cells, protects cells against oxidative stress, and markedly inhibits cell death and activation of caspase-3.
For other proteins (or fragments thereof) with at least one additional activity that differs from the established 'classical' activity of the parent protein see also: Dual identity proteins and Cryptides MiniCOPE Dictionary.
For other entries pertaining to cell death mechanisms see also the Apoptosis and Cell Death Dictionary section of this encyclopedia.
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