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vinculin

vinculin noun: a membrane-cytoskeletal protein in focal adhesion plaques, involved in linkage of integrin adhesion molecules to the actin cytoskeleton.

Noun

vinculin (plural vinculins)

  1. A membrane-cytoskeletal protein in focal adhesion plaques, involved in linkage of integrin adhesion molecules to the actin cytoskeleton

Forms of vinculin

pluralvinculins

Origin of vinculin

From vincul(um) + -in.

Words formed from vinculin

Questions about vinculin

What does vinculin mean?
Vinculin means a membrane-cytoskeletal protein in focal adhesion plaques, involved in linkage of integrin adhesion molecules to the actin cytoskeleton.
What part of speech is vinculin?
Vinculin is a noun.
What is the plural of vinculin?
The plural of vinculin is vinculins.

Words near vinculin in the dictionary

  1. vinculate
  2. vinculated
  3. vinculates
  4. vinculating
  5. vinculation
  6. vinculin
  7. vinculine
  8. vinculins
  9. vinculum
  10. vinculums
  11. vinculun

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