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PFKP

PFKP (phosphofructokinase, platelet; also PFKF, PFK-C) is a human gene at 10p15.2 encoding the platelet-type PFK1 glycolysis enzyme, the most allosterically regulated isoform, overexpressed in many cancers.

PFL Chicago: Carmouche vs. Bishop 2

PFL Chicago: Carmouche vs. Bishop 2, October 16, 2026 at Wintrust Arena, crowns the inaugural PFL women's flyweight champion in a rematch of the 2025 tournament final Carmouche won by third-round TKO; Khizriev vs. Braga 2 co-headlines on ESPN2.

PFL New York: Nurmagomedov vs. Colgan

PFL New York: Nurmagomedov vs. Colgan, a PFL MMA event, July 31, 2026, UBS Arena, Elmont, New York. Usman Nurmagomedov TKO'd Archie Colgan at 3:42 of round one to retain the lightweight title in his final PFL contract fight.

PFL Rankings

PFL Rankings: official Professional Fighters League MMA fighter rankings launched January 27, 2026, presented by Cloudbet, administered independently by Combat Registry via a media and expert panel voting after each event; top-10 lists across nine divisions including men's Pound-for-Pound, led by Usman Nurmagomedov.

PFL Tampa: Cyborg vs. Vieira

PFL Tampa: Cyborg vs. Vieira, a PFL MMA event on August 22, 2026 in Tampa, Florida. Cris Cyborg beat Ketlen Vieira by unanimous decision at a 153 lbs catchweight after Vieira missed weight, retaining the women's featherweight title in her billed retirement fight.

PFM trial

PFM trial (NCT07800195), Probiotic Milk Drink for Gut and Brain Health, a University of South Florida randomized placebo-controlled pilot trial testing a four-strain probiotic fermented milk drink in Alzheimer's disease related dementia patients and caregivers over 30 days.

PFM-1 mine

The PFM-1 (ПФМ-1), known as the "butterfly" mine, is a Soviet and Russian scatterable anti-personnel blast mine with a plastic, wing-shaped body and liquid explosive charge.

PFN1

PFN1 (profilin 1, HGNC:8881, Gene ID 5216) is a human chromosome 17 gene encoding a 12-15 kDa actin-binding protein that regulates actin polymerization; mutations cause familial ALS and the protein acts as a tumor suppressor.

pfSense

pfSense is a free, open-source firewall and router software based on FreeBSD. Forked from m0n0wall in 2004, it is managed by Netgate and run from a web interface.

PFT Commenter

PFT Commenter, real name Eric Sollenberger, is a satirical sports-media persona created on Twitter in 2012 to parody Pro Football Talk commenters; he co-hosts Barstool Sports' Pardon My Take with Big Cat and Macrodosing with Arian Foster.

Pfu DNA polymerase

Pfu DNA polymerase, thermostable family-B enzyme from Pyrococcus furiosus with 3'→5' proofreading exonuclease; error rate 1.3e-6, ~10x lower than Taq; blunt-end PCR products for high-fidelity cloning.

PG 1159-035

PG 1159-035, also known as GW Vir, is a hot, hydrogen-deficient pre-white dwarf in Virgo and the prototype of both the PG 1159 class and GW Vir pulsators.

PG Paper

PG Paper is an international paper trading company founded by Poonam Gupta in Greenock, Scotland, in 2003, moving surplus European paper to buyers in more than 60 countries.

PG Tips

PG Tips, a British black tea brand launched in 1930 by Brooke Bond (PG from Pre-Gest-Tee), famous for its 1956-2002 chimp adverts and 1996 pyramid bag; owned since 2022 by Lipton Teas and Infusions under CVC Capital Partners.

PG&E

PG&E, or Pacific Gas and Electric Company, is California's largest combined electric and gas utility, serving more than 16 million residents in Northern and Central California.

PGA Championship

PGA Championship, annual men's golf major run by the PGA of America for the Wanamaker Trophy; first played 1916 at Siwanoy (Jim Barnes), match play until 1957, 72-hole stroke play since 1958, three-hole aggregate playoff since 2000, held each May since 2019.

PGA European Tour

PGA European Tour, now branded the DP World Tour: Europe's principal men's professional golf circuit, founded 1972 under John Jacobs, running the Race to Dubai, Rolex Series and Ryder Cup Europe.

PGA Tour

PGA Tour: leading US men's professional golf organization, founded 1968, Ponte Vedra Beach; runs FedExCup season, Signature Events, PGA Tour Enterprises, and 2028 two-series restructure.

PGA Tour (video game series)

PGA Tour video game series: EA's golf line (Tiger Woods PGA Tour 1998-2013, EA Sports PGA Tour 2023) and 2K's PGA Tour 2K series (2K21, 2K23, 2K25 by HB Studios), rival licensed golf simulations.

PGA Tour 2K25

PGA Tour 2K25 is a golf simulation video game developed by HB Studios and published by 2K, released in 2025 and featuring Tiger Woods as a cover athlete.

PGA Tour Champions

PGA Tour Champions: the PGA TOUR's senior professional golf circuit for men 50 and older, founded 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour, renamed Champions Tour in 2003; 28 events in 2026, five majors, Charles Schwab Cup season race.

PGAM1

PGAM1 (phosphoglycerate mutase 1, PGAM-B) is a glycolytic enzyme converting 3-phosphoglycerate to 2-phosphoglycerate; overexpressed via TP53 loss in many cancers and a preclinical drug target.

PGAM5

PGAM5 (PGAM family member 5, mitochondrial serine/threonine protein phosphatase; Bcl-XL-binding protein v68) is a mitochondrial phosphatase at 12q24.33 that regulates mitochondrial dynamics, mitophagy, cell death, inflammation, and diseases from Parkinson's to cancer.

PGC-1

PGC-1 (PPAR gamma coactivator-1) family of transcriptional coactivators: PGC-1α, PGC-1β, and PRC, master regulators of mitochondrial biogenesis and energy metabolism, cold- and exercise-inducible, linked to diabetes, heart failure, and neurodegeneration.

PGC-1 and ERR-induced regulator in muscle protein 1

PGC-1 and ERR-induced regulator in muscle protein 1, encoded by the PERM1 gene, is a transcriptional regulator of mitochondrial metabolism expressed mainly in skeletal and cardiac muscle.

PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna

PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna (PGE GiEK) is a Polish power company owned by PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna, based in Bełchatów, that generates about 31% of Poland's electricity.

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna, or PGE Group, is Poland's largest power company, a Warsaw-listed utility spanning lignite mining, generation, distribution, and supply, now shifting toward offshore wind.

PGF

PGF (placental growth factor, PlGF, HGNC:8893) is a human protein-coding gene at 14q24.3 encoding a VEGF-family angiogenic factor that binds VEGFR-1; it is the pro-angiogenic biomarker in the FDA-approved sFlt-1/PlGF preeclampsia test.

PGIF V USD Feeder (Luxembourg) SCSp

PGIF V USD Feeder (Luxembourg) SCSp is a Luxembourg special limited partnership that raises USD capital for the fifth Pantheon Global Infrastructure Fund, selling $1.27 billion starting October 2024.

PGIM Large Cap Private Credit Fund I

PGIM Large Cap Private Credit Fund I is a Delaware private credit fund managed by PGIM, Inc., a Prudential Financial subsidiary, first filed in November 2024.