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shugoshin

shugoshin noun: any of a family of proteins that play a role in the centromeric protection of cohesin.

Noun

shugoshin (plural shugoshins)

  1. Any of a family of proteins that play a role in the centromeric protection of cohesin
    • The shugoshin Sgo1 homodimer and inhibitor toxin microcystin peptide have been omitted for clarity.2015 May 13, Chey Loveday et al., “Mutations in the PP2A regulatory subunit B family genes PPP2R5B, PPP2R5C and PPP2R5D cause human overgrowth”, in Human Molecular Genetics, volume 24, →DOI

Forms of shugoshin

pluralshugoshins

Origin of shugoshin

From Japanese 守護神 (shugoshin, “guardian”) + -in.

Questions about shugoshin

What does shugoshin mean?
Shugoshin means any of a family of proteins that play a role in the centromeric protection of cohesin.
What part of speech is shugoshin?
Shugoshin is a noun.
What is the plural of shugoshin?
The plural of shugoshin is shugoshins.

Words near shugoshin in the dictionary

  1. Shugnani
  2. Shugnanis
  3. Shugnans
  4. Shugni
  5. Shugnis
  6. shugoshin
  7. shugoshins
  8. Shugrue
  9. Shugrues
  10. shugs
  11. shuhari

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