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hamartin

hamartin noun: a peripheral membrane protein encoded in humans by the TSC1 gene, and implicated as a tumor suppressor.

Noun

hamartin (uncountable)

  1. A peripheral membrane protein encoded in humans by the TSC1 gene, and implicated as a tumor suppressor.
    • Notably, in breast cancer, relative low expression of hamartin and tuberin (TSC1 and TSC2 products, respectively) is associated with poor clinical outcome, and depletion of tuberin promotes metastasis.2015 July 14, “Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Biomarkers Linked to Lung Metastatic Potential and Cell Stemness”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about hamartin

What does hamartin mean?
Hamartin means a peripheral membrane protein encoded in humans by the TSC1 gene, and implicated as a tumor suppressor.
What part of speech is hamartin?
Hamartin is a noun.

Words near hamartin in the dictionary

  1. hamarthritis
  2. hamartia
  3. hamartialogical
  4. hamartialogy
  5. hamartias
  6. hamartin
  7. hamartiological
  8. hamartiologically
  9. hamartiologist
  10. hamartiologists
  11. hamartiology

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