In this task, you are given a sentence. You are expected to recognize the name of gene or protein. Although there might be several correct answers, you need to write one of them.

Q:  The full - length cDNA was cloned and sequenced , and the inferred amino acid sequence was found to encode a novel protein , which we named cystatin M , with 40 % homology to human family 2 cystatins and similar overall structure .

A: cystatin M
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Q:  Growth factors promote cell survival through phosphorylation of Bad , resulting in its dissociation from Bcl - 2 and Bcl - x ( L ) and its association with 14 - 3 - 3tau .

A: Bcl - 2
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Q:  We therefore investigated whether the promoter activity of the mouse TRH gene is directly regulated by RA using a transient transfection assay into CV - 1 cells .

A:
mouse TRH gene
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