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ankyrin

/ˈæŋkərɪn/

ankyrin noun: any of a family of adaptor proteins that mediate the attachment of integral membrane proteins to the spectrin-actin based membrane skeleton.

Noun

ankyrin (plural ankyrins)

  1. Any of a family of adaptor proteins that mediate the attachment of integral membrane proteins to the spectrin-actin based membrane skeleton.

Forms of ankyrin

pluralankyrins

Questions about ankyrin

What does ankyrin mean?
Ankyrin means any of a family of adaptor proteins that mediate the attachment of integral membrane proteins to the spectrin-actin based membrane skeleton.
What part of speech is ankyrin?
Ankyrin is a noun.
How do you pronounce ankyrin?
Ankyrin is pronounced /ˈæŋkərɪn/.
What is the plural of ankyrin?
The plural of ankyrin is ankyrins.

Words near ankyrin in the dictionary

  1. ankylostomiases
  2. ankylostomiasis
  3. ankylothecodont
  4. ankylotic
  5. ankylurethria
  6. ankyrin
  7. ankyrins
  8. ankyroid
  9. ankyroids
  10. Anlaby
  11. Anlaby Common

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