Tissue-specific proteins are proteins that are found only or primarily within certain types of tissues. They help give each tissue its unique properties and functions.
Consider tissue-specific proteins like uniforms for different sports teams. Just as you can identify a basketball player from their jersey, you can identify a type of tissue by its specific proteins.
Protein Synthesis: The process by which cells build proteins according to instructions from DNA.
Enzymes: These are proteins that speed up chemical reactions in the body.
Antibodies: These are protein molecules produced by immune system cells to fight off foreign substances.
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