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melastatin

melastatin noun: a gene expressed in melanocytes and involved in nevomelanocytic development; down-regulated in cases of melanoma.

Noun

melastatin

  1. A gene expressed in melanocytes and involved in nevomelanocytic development; down-regulated in cases of melanoma

Origin of melastatin

From mela- + statin, for melanocyte.

Questions about melastatin

What does melastatin mean?
Melastatin means a gene expressed in melanocytes and involved in nevomelanocytic development; down-regulated in cases of melanoma.
What part of speech is melastatin?
Melastatin is a noun.

Words near melastatin in the dictionary

  1. melaspileacean
  2. melaspileaceans
  3. melasses
  4. melassic acid
  5. melassigenic
  6. melastatin
  7. melastatine
  8. melastin
  9. melastoma
  10. melastomaceous
  11. melastomas

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