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mitoferrin

mitoferrin noun: any of a group of mitochondrial iron transporters that are involved in heme biosynthesis.

Noun

mitoferrin (plural mitoferrins)

  1. Any of a group of mitochondrial iron transporters that are involved in heme biosynthesis
    • This may be explained by weak or transient interactions between FECH and mitoferrin or by bridging interactions between proteins such as Abcb10 or Abcb7.2015 August 20, “Identification of the Mitochondrial Heme Metabolism Complex”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of mitoferrin

pluralmitoferrins

Questions about mitoferrin

What does mitoferrin mean?
Mitoferrin means any of a group of mitochondrial iron transporters that are involved in heme biosynthesis.
What part of speech is mitoferrin?
Mitoferrin is a noun.
What is the plural of mitoferrin?
The plural of mitoferrin is mitoferrins.

Words near mitoferrin in the dictionary

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  2. mitocurcuminoid
  3. mitocurcuminoids
  4. mitoDNA
  5. mitoDNAs
  6. mitoferrin
  7. mitoferrins
  8. mitoferritin
  9. mitofilin
  10. mitoflash
  11. mitoflashes

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