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myoneurin

myoneurin noun: any of a family of zinc finger proteins whose members have been implicated in regulatory functions of gene expression.

Noun

myoneurin (uncountable)

  1. Any of a family of zinc finger proteins whose members have been implicated in regulatory functions of gene expression
    • In that essence, the effect of such SNPs can be mediated through one of the other genes in 3q26 locus that were found to actually play a role in controlling expression either by activating or repressing the transcription of various genes such as encoding myoneurin (MYNN) including telomerase.2016 January 1, “Associations of TERC Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms with Human Leukocyte Telomere Length and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of myoneurin

From myo- + neur- + -in.

Questions about myoneurin

What does myoneurin mean?
Myoneurin means any of a family of zinc finger proteins whose members have been implicated in regulatory functions of gene expression.
What part of speech is myoneurin?
Myoneurin is a noun.

Words near myoneurin in the dictionary

  1. myonecrotic
  2. myonectin
  3. myoneme
  4. myonemes
  5. myoneural
  6. myoneurin
  7. myonicity
  8. myons
  9. myonuclear
  10. myonuclei
  11. myonucleus

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