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nesprin

nesprin noun: any of a family of proteins, found in the outer membrane of cell nuclei, that bind to actin or plectin filaments.

Noun

nesprin (plural nesprins)

  1. Any of a family of proteins, found in the outer membrane of cell nuclei, that bind to actin or plectin filaments

Forms of nesprin

pluralnesprins

Origin of nesprin

From nuclear + envelope + spectrin + repeat.

Questions about nesprin

What does nesprin mean?
Nesprin means any of a family of proteins, found in the outer membrane of cell nuclei, that bind to actin or plectin filaments.
What part of speech is nesprin?
Nesprin is a noun.
What is the plural of nesprin?
The plural of nesprin is nesprins.

Words near nesprin in the dictionary

  1. nesosilicates
  2. nesosteine
  3. Nespelem
  4. Nespelim
  5. NESPR
  6. nesprin
  7. nesprins
  8. nesquehonite
  9. nesquehonites
  10. ness
  11. Ness City

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