metavinculin

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noun

A splice variant of the protein vinculin, found in smooth muscle and skeletal muscle.

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Meanings

nounmetavinculin (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA splice variant of the protein vinculin, found in smooth muscle and skeletal muscle.

    About half of the genes encode sarcomeric proteins including α-cardiac actin, myosin heavy chain, troponin, tropomyosin, metavinculin, α-actinin and therefore overlap with those in HCM.

    2016 January 1, “A Haplotype of Two Novel Polymorphisms in δ-Sarcoglycan Gene Increases Risk of Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Mongoloid Population”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From meta- + vinculin.

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Chicago

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