fasciclin

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noun

Any of a group of extracellular polypeptide domains concerned with cell adhesion

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Meanings

nounfasciclin (plural fasciclins)

plural fasciclins

  1. biochemistryAny of a group of extracellular polypeptide domains concerned with cell adhesion

    It is likely that C. lentis secretes the fasciclin homolog ClCE8 during conidium and appressorium adhesion on the plant surface, though it might also mediate down-stream infection related to fungal development.

    2015 August 22, Vijai Bhadauria et al., “Candidate effectors contribute to race differentiation and virulence of the lentil anthracnose pathogen Colletotrichum lentis”, in BMC Genomics, volume 16, →DOI

Origin

From (axon) fascicle + -in.

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