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retromer

retromer noun: a complex of proteins, first identified in yeast, which plays an important role in recycling transmembrane receptors from endosomes to the trans-Golgi network.

Noun

retromer (countable and uncountable, plural retromers)

  1. A complex of proteins, first identified in yeast, which plays an important role in recycling transmembrane receptors from endosomes to the trans-Golgi network.

Forms of retromer

pluralretromers

Questions about retromer

What does retromer mean?
Retromer means a complex of proteins, first identified in yeast, which plays an important role in recycling transmembrane receptors from endosomes to the trans-Golgi network.
What part of speech is retromer?
Retromer is a noun.
What is the plural of retromer?
The plural of retromer is retromers.

Words near retromer in the dictionary

  1. retromargins
  2. retromastoid
  3. retromaxillar
  4. retromaxillary
  5. retromediastinal
  6. retromer
  7. retromers
  8. retromesenteric
  9. retromicrognathia
  10. retromigration
  11. retromingency

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