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pericentrin

pericentrin noun: a protein that binds to calmodulin and is expressed in the centrosome, an integral component of the pericentriolar material.

Noun

pericentrin (uncountable)

  1. A protein that binds to calmodulin and is expressed in the centrosome, an integral component of the pericentriolar material.
    Synonyms:
    kendrin, PCNT

Synonyms of pericentrin

Origin of pericentrin

From peri- + centrin.

Questions about pericentrin

What does pericentrin mean?
Pericentrin means a protein that binds to calmodulin and is expressed in the centrosome, an integral component of the pericentriolar material.
What part of speech is pericentrin?
Pericentrin is a noun.

Words near pericentrin in the dictionary

  1. pericentrally
  2. pericentre
  3. pericentres
  4. pericentric
  5. pericentrilobular
  6. pericentrin
  7. pericentriolar
  8. pericentriole
  9. pericentriolic
  10. pericentromere
  11. pericentromeres

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