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periphilin

periphilin noun: any of a family of proteins associated with the differentiation of skin cells.

Noun

periphilin (uncountable)

  1. Any of a family of proteins associated with the differentiation of skin cells
    • (G) TASOR, MPP8, and periphilin form a complex.2015 June 26, Iva A. Tchasovnikarova, “Epigenetic silencing by the HUSH complex mediates position-effect variegation in human cells"”, in Science, volume 348, →DOI, pages 1481–1485

Questions about periphilin

What does periphilin mean?
Periphilin means any of a family of proteins associated with the differentiation of skin cells.
What part of speech is periphilin?
Periphilin is a noun.

Words near periphilin in the dictionary

  1. peripherolobular
  2. peripherome
  3. peripheromes
  4. peripherovascular
  5. periphery
  6. periphilin
  7. periphlebitis
  8. periphloem
  9. periphractic
  10. periphrase
  11. periphrased

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