lamin

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noun

Any of a class of fibrous proteins that provide structure, and regulate transcription in a cell nucleus

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Meanings

nounlamin (plural lamins)

plural lamins

  1. biochemistryAny of a class of fibrous proteins that provide structure, and regulate transcription in a cell nucleus

Origin

From lamina + -in, from their involvement in the nuclear lamina.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

MilanMalinlimanLinamminlaNilma
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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