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epylisin

epylisin noun: a particular human matrix metalloproteinase.

Noun

epylisin (uncountable)

  1. A particular human matrix metalloproteinase
    • The most notable gene in this cluster is MMP28, which encodes epylisin, a novel human matrix metalloproteinase expressed in keratinocytes and associated with cell proliferation during repair after response to epithelial injury [23, 24 ].2016 February 6, “Molecular and Cellular Profiling of Scalp Psoriasis Reveals Differences and Similarities Compared to Skin Psoriasis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about epylisin

What does epylisin mean?
Epylisin means a particular human matrix metalloproteinase.
What part of speech is epylisin?
Epylisin is a noun.

Words near epylisin in the dictionary

  1. epurations
  2. Epureni
  3. EPW
  4. Epworth
  5. EPWs
  6. epylisin
  7. epyllia
  8. epyllion
  9. epyllions
  10. epænetic
  11. epænetick

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