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melanotransferrin

melanotransferrin noun: a cell-surface glycoprotein found on melanoma cells, sharing sequence similarity and iron-binding properties with members of the transferrin superfamily.

Noun

melanotransferrin (uncountable)

  1. A cell-surface glycoprotein found on melanoma cells, sharing sequence similarity and iron-binding properties with members of the transferrin superfamily.

Origin of melanotransferrin

From melano- + transferrin.

Questions about melanotransferrin

What does melanotransferrin mean?
Melanotransferrin means a cell-surface glycoprotein found on melanoma cells, sharing sequence similarity and iron-binding properties with members of the transferrin superfamily.
What part of speech is melanotransferrin?
Melanotransferrin is a noun.

Words near melanotransferrin in the dictionary

  1. melanotaeniids
  2. melanotekite
  3. melanothallite
  4. melanotic
  5. melanotically
  6. melanotransferrin
  7. melanotrope
  8. melanotropes
  9. melanotroph
  10. melanotrophs
  11. melanotropic

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