• Question: what is the name of the molecule that cause muscles to die

    Asked by rfreeman to Michael on 13 Nov 2015.
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      Michael Schneider answered on 13 Nov 2015:


      All its names are horrible!

      It was originally called Non-catalytic region of tyrosine kinase adaptor protein 1-Interacting Kinase (NIK) or Hematopoietic progenitor kinase- / Germinal centre kinase-like Kinase (HGK).

      Now, most scientists call it Mitogen-activated Kinase Kinase Kinase Kinase-4 (MAP4K4).

      Which name do you like best?

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