What is C-reactive protein?

Acute phase protein: See: Acute-phase protein.

Acute-phase protein: A protein whose plasma concentrations increase during certain inflammatory disorders. Perhaps the best-known acute-phase protein is C-reactive protein (CRP).

Adapter protein: A protein acts as a connecting molecule. An adapter protein is critical to intermolecular interactions and plays a role in the regulation of signal transduction initiated by engagement...

Arthritis, reactive: Reiter's syndrome is also called reactive arthritis since it is thought to involve the immune system which is reacting...

Beta protein 1: Abbreviated and better known as BP1. See: BP1.

Bone morphogenetic protein: A member of a superfamily of proteins that promote the formation of bone and the skeleton and help mend broken bones. Although it was known that scrapings...

Bone morphogenetic protein 2: A protein that induces the formation of bone and cartilage. Bone morphogenic protein 2 (which is symbolized BMP2) belongs to a superfamily called transforming growth...

C-Reactive Protein Test (CRP): A plasma protein that rises in the blood with the inflammation from certain conditions. C-reactive protein (CRP) is one of the plasma...

cAMP-dependent protein kinase: See: Protein kinase A.

Cholesterol ester transfer protein: A protein that helps regulate the size of cholesterol particles and influence the process of atherogenesis (the formation of plaques...