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melanophilin

melanophilin noun: a carrier protein that encodes a member of the exophilin subfamily of Rab effector proteins.

Noun

melanophilin (uncountable)

  1. A carrier protein that encodes a member of the exophilin subfamily of Rab effector proteins.

Origin of melanophilin

From melano- + -phile + -in.

Questions about melanophilin

What does melanophilin mean?
Melanophilin means a carrier protein that encodes a member of the exophilin subfamily of Rab effector proteins.
What part of speech is melanophilin?
Melanophilin is a noun.

Words near melanophilin in the dictionary

  1. melanophages
  2. melanophagic
  3. melanophagosome
  4. melanophagosomes
  5. melanophagy
  6. melanophilin
  7. melanophlogite
  8. melanophlogites
  9. melanophobia
  10. melanophore
  11. melanophores

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