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zyxin

zyxin noun: a certain zinc-binding phosphoprotein, or the gene which produces it.

Noun

zyxin (plural zyxins)

  1. A certain zinc-binding phosphoprotein, or the gene which produces it
    • Human zyxin is a 572 amino acid protein; sequence analysis suggests that its biochemical properties are similar to those of avian zyxin.1999, Beth E. Drees, Mary C. Beckerle, “Zyxin”, in Thomas Kreis, Ronald Vale, editors, Guidebook to the Extracellular Matrix, Anchor, and Adhesion Proteins, →ISBN, page 96

Forms of zyxin

pluralzyxins

Origin of zyxin

From the gene name ZYX, + -in.

Questions about zyxin

What does zyxin mean?
Zyxin means a certain zinc-binding phosphoprotein, or the gene which produces it.
What part of speech is zyxin?
Zyxin is a noun.
What is the plural of zyxin?
The plural of zyxin is zyxins.

Words near zyxin in the dictionary

  1. Zyuganov
  2. Zyuganovism
  3. Zywicki
  4. Zywickis
  5. Zyx
  6. zyxin
  7. zyxins
  8. zyzzyva
  9. zyzzyvas
  10. ZZ plant
  11. ZZ plants

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