perilipin

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noun

Any of a family of proteins that associate with the surface of lipid droplets, and whose phosphorylation is essential for the mobilization of fats in adipose tissue.

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Meanings

nounperilipin (countable and uncountable, plural perilipins)

plural perilipins

  1. countableuncountableAny of a family of proteins that associate with the surface of lipid droplets, and whose phosphorylation is essential for the mobilization of fats in adipose tissue.

Origin

From peri- + lipo- + -in.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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