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katanin

katanin noun: a heterodimeric protein which functions to sever microtubules.

Noun

katanin (uncountable)

  1. A heterodimeric protein which functions to sever microtubules

Origin of katanin

From katana + -in.

Questions about katanin

What does katanin mean?
Katanin means a heterodimeric protein which functions to sever microtubules.
What part of speech is katanin?
Katanin is a noun.

Words near katanin in the dictionary

  1. Katanga
  2. Katangan
  3. Katangans
  4. Katangese
  5. Katangtang
  6. katanin
  7. Katanning
  8. katanosin
  9. katanosins
  10. kataphatic
  11. kataphatically

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