livin

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noun

A particular protein that inhibits apoptosis

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Meanings

nounlivin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryA particular protein that inhibits apoptosis

    Eight members of the family of inhibitors of apoptosis proteins (IAPs) are reported, including X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis (XIAP), cIAP1, cIAP2, NAIP (NLR family, apoptosis inhibitory protein), livin, ILP2 (IAP-like protein 2), BRUCE and survivin.

    2015, Praveen Kumar Jaiswal, Apul Goel, R.D. Mittal, “Survivin: A molecular biomarker in cancer”, in The Indian Journal of Medical Research, volume 141, →DOI

Origin

From live + -in.

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Livni
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “livin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/livin.

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