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TDC has been described to function as a homodimer and the decarboxylation reaction it catalyzes is a known rate-limiting reaction of the serotonin biosynthesis pathway (Park, Kang et al. 2009).

The largest group of RLKs is the leucine-rich repeat (LRR) class that has been described to function in development and defense.

Other putative substrates have been described to function as peptide and lipoprotein receptors, cellular adhesion molecules, proteases, and in intracellular protein trafficking.

The ZM motif has been described to function in concert with the PDZ domain to localize ZASP to α-actinin, the major Z-disk cross linker in sarcomers [28], [49].

Melanin, a high molecular weight pigment that is ubiquitous in nature, has been described to function as a free radical scavenger and has characteristics of an amorphous semiconductor [1].

There are two major calpain heterodimers, calpain 1(µ/I) and calpain 2(m/II) that share a subunit, calpain 4. Both forms have been described to function in migration [5], [6].

Recently, the Tat protein transport system was described to function in both membrane systems [36].

Recently, transmembrane AMPAR regulatory proteins (TARPs) were described to function in specific control of AMPAR and kainate kinetics, ligand affinity and trafficking [21].

The role of proline accumulation is still controversially discussed as it is described to function as a radical scavenger, antioxidant and is involved in the regulation of apoptosis and in seed development [ 95, 96, 97].

Extracellular S100A4 was described to function as an angiogenic factor as observed in S100A4 transgenic mice [ 32] and in vitro when tested on human cerebro-microvascular endothelial cells [ 49].

Candidate genes are those coding for proteins that have been described to exert function as "heterochromatin guardians".