Maspin
Maspin (mammary serine protease inhibitor) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SERPINB5 gene. This protein belongs to the serpin (serine protease inhibitor) superfamily.SERPINB5 was originally reported to function as a tumor suppressor gene in epithelial cells, suppressing the ability of cancer cells to invade and metastasize to other tissues. Furthermore, and consistent with an important biological function, Maspin knockout mice were reported to be non-viable, dying in early embryogenesis. However, a subsequent study using viral transduction as a method of gene transfer (rather than single cell cloning) was not able to reproduce the original findings and found no role for maspin in tumour biology. Furthermore, the latter study demonstrated that maspin knockout mice are viable and display no obvious phenotype. These data are consistent with the observation that maspin is not expressed in early embryogenesis. The precise molecular function of maspin is thus currently unknown.
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by Fluke
My Spine
by: FlukeMy head is spinnin' so
My feet don't touch the ground
My eyes is blinded by the light
My hearin' deafened by the sound
My body's shakin' like a leaf
My heart's been beatin' out of time
My blood's been boilin' up inside
And I've been fearin' for my life
My feet don't touch the ground
My feet don't touch the ground
My feet don't, my feet don't touch the ground
My feet don't touch the ground
My feet don't, my feet don't touch the ground
My feet don't touch the ground
My feet don't, my feet don't touch the ground
My feet don't touch the ground
My feet don't, my feet don't touch the ground
My feet don't touch the ground
My feet don't, my feet don't touch the ground
My feet don't touch the ground
My feet don't, my feet don't touch the ground
My feet don't touch the ground
My feet don't, my feet don't touch the ground
My feet don't touch the ground
My senses reelin'
They been taken by surprise
At how I'm using up time
At how I'm using up my pride
How I've been missin' every sign