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mitofilin

mitofilin noun: a transmembrane protein of the inner mitochondrial membrane.

Noun

mitofilin (uncountable)

  1. A transmembrane protein of the inner mitochondrial membrane.
    • Rossi and colleagues showed that the mitochondrial protein mitofilin co-localized with PARP-1 in mitochondria of HeLa cells, which shows the mitochondrial presence of the enzyme.2015 July 29, “Differentiation-Associated Downregulation of Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1 Expression in Myoblasts Serves to Increase Their Resistance to Oxidative Stress”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about mitofilin

What does mitofilin mean?
Mitofilin means a transmembrane protein of the inner mitochondrial membrane.
What part of speech is mitofilin?
Mitofilin is a noun.

Words near mitofilin in the dictionary

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

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