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mitoferrins

mitoferrins is the plural of mitoferrin.

Meaning of mitoferrin

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

Questions about mitoferrins

What is mitoferrins the plural of?
Mitoferrins is the plural of mitoferrin.

Words near mitoferrins in the dictionary

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

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