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cathelin

cathelin noun: the highly-conserved domain in all cathelicidin peptides.

Noun

cathelin (uncountable)

  1. The highly-conserved domain in all cathelicidin peptides
    • Altogether, cathelicidins comprise an N-terminal cathelin domain and a C-terminal cationic antimicrobial domain, which is activated upon cleavage.2015 April 2, Babatunji Emmanuel Oyinloye et al., “Reactive Oxygen Species, Apoptosis, Antimicrobial Peptides and Human Inflammatory Diseases”, in Pharmaceuticals, volume 8, →DOI

Origin of cathelin

Blend of cathepsin L + inhibitor, as coined in 1989.

Questions about cathelin

What does cathelin mean?
Cathelin means the highly-conserved domain in all cathelicidin peptides.
What part of speech is cathelin?
Cathelin is a noun.

Words near cathelin in the dictionary

  1. cathedræ
  2. cathedulin
  3. cathedulins
  4. cathelicidin
  5. cathelicidins
  6. cathelin
  7. cathemeral
  8. cathemerality
  9. cathenamine
  10. cathepsin
  11. cathepsine

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