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synaptotagmin

synaptotagmin noun: any of a family of membrane-trafficking proteins characterised by an N-terminal transmembrane region, a variable linker, and two C-terminal C2 domains (C2A and C2B).

Noun

synaptotagmin (plural synaptotagmins)

  1. Any of a family of membrane-trafficking proteins characterised by an N-terminal transmembrane region, a variable linker, and two C-terminal C2 domains (C2A and C2B).

Forms of synaptotagmin

pluralsynaptotagmins

Questions about synaptotagmin

What does synaptotagmin mean?
Synaptotagmin means any of a family of membrane-trafficking proteins characterised by an N-terminal transmembrane region, a variable linker, and two C-terminal C2 domains (C2A and C2B).
What part of speech is synaptotagmin?
Synaptotagmin is a noun.
What is the plural of synaptotagmin?
The plural of synaptotagmin is synaptotagmins.

Words near synaptotagmin in the dictionary

  1. synaptosome
  2. synaptosomes
  3. synaptosoneurosome
  4. synaptospermous
  5. synaptospermy
  6. synaptotagmin
  7. synaptotagmins
  8. synaptotoxic
  9. synaptotoxicities
  10. synaptotoxicity
  11. synaptotoxin

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