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prolargin

prolargin noun: a leucine-rich repeat protein present in connective tissue extracellular matrix. It functions as a molecule anchoring basement membranes to the underlying connective tissue.

Noun

prolargin (uncountable)

  1. A leucine-rich repeat protein present in connective tissue extracellular matrix. It functions as a molecule anchoring basement membranes to the underlying connective tissue.
    • MSTP161 is also known as proline/arginine-rich end leucine-rich repeat protein (PRELP) or prolargin.2015 July 16, “Quantitative LC-MS/MS Analysis of Proteins Involved in Metastasis of Breast Cancer”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about prolargin

What does prolargin mean?
Prolargin means a leucine-rich repeat protein present in connective tissue extracellular matrix. It functions as a molecule anchoring basement membranes to the underlying connective tissue.
What part of speech is prolargin?
Prolargin is a noun.

Words near prolargin in the dictionary

  1. prolapsing
  2. prolapsion
  3. prolapsions
  4. prolapsus
  5. prolapsuses
  6. prolargin
  7. prolarva
  8. prolarvae
  9. prolarval
  10. prolate
  11. prolate cycloid

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