Carbohydrate-binding lectin with a preference for chitin. Has no chitinase activity. May play a role in tissue remodeling and in the capacity of cells to
Plays a central role in autophagy (PubMed: 10604474, PubMed: 12372286, PubMed: 19270693, PubMed: 28445460). Acts as core subunit of different PI3K complex fo…
Growth factor that plays an essential role in the regulation of embryonic development, cell proliferation, cell migration, survival and chemotaxis. Potent mi…
Ghrelin is the ligand for growth hormone secretagogue receptor type 1 (GHSR). Induces the release of growth hormone from the pituitary. Has an appetite-stimu…
The secreted form is a binding and antagonizing protein for members of the TGF-beta family, such us activin, BMP2 and MSTN. Inhibits activin A-, activin
Cleaves aggrecan, a cartilage proteoglycan, at the '1691-Glu-|-Leu-1692' site (within the chondroitin sulfate attachment domain), and may be involved in its …
Acts in part as a hepatokine that is involved in regulation of lipid and glucose metabolism (PubMed: 11788823, PubMed: 12671033). Proposed to play a role
