Preferred Label : Recombinant Thymosin;
NCIt synonyms : Thymosin;
NCIt definition : A recombinant form of a polypeptide chemically identical to or similar to the hormone
secreted by the thymus gland. Thymosin is generally known to have functions in the
preprocessing of T cells and the development of B cells to plasma cells to produce
antibodies. In particular, the predominant form of thymosin, beta 4 thymosin, is the
principal actin-sequestering protein that plays an important role in functions that
involve actin molecules, such as maintenance of cell shape, cytoplasmic organization,
cell movement, and cell division.;
CAS number : 61512-21-8;
Origin ID : C883;
UMLS CUI : C1527153;
Semantic type(s)
- Validated automatic mappings to NTBT
- concept_is_in_subset
