connexin

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noun

Any of a class of transmembrane proteins that assemble to form gap junctions in vertebrates.

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Meanings

nounconnexin (plural connexins)

plural connexins

  1. biochemistryAny of a class of transmembrane proteins that assemble to form gap junctions in vertebrates.

Origin

From Latin connexus (“connected”) + English -in.

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APA

connexin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connexin

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“connexin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connexin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “connexin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connexin.

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