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claspin

claspin noun: a particular protein; its function in humans is not yet known.

Noun

claspin (uncountable)

  1. A particular protein; its function in humans is not yet known.
    • It has been shown that claspin positively affects the survival of cancer cells.2015 August 5, Catharina I. Delebinski et al., “A Natural Combination Extract of Viscum album L. Containing Both Triterpene Acids and Lectins Is Highly Effective against AML In Vivo”, in PLoS ONE...

Origin of claspin

From clasp + -in, because it clasps replication forks and related branched DNA structures.

Questions about claspin

What does claspin mean?
Claspin means a particular protein; its function in humans is not yet known.
What part of speech is claspin?
Claspin is a noun.

Words near claspin in the dictionary

  1. clasper
  2. claspered
  3. claspers
  4. claspest
  5. claspeth
  6. claspin
  7. clasping
  8. claspings
  9. claspless
  10. clasps
  11. claspt

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