phosducin

P3H4O1S1D2U1C3I1N1

noun

A phosphoprotein found in the rod cells in the retina that modulates the phototransduction cascade by interacting with the beta and gamma subunits of the retinal G-protein transducin.

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Meanings

nounphosducin (countable and uncountable, plural phosducins)

plural phosducins

  1. countableuncountableA phosphoprotein found in the rod cells in the retina that modulates the phototransduction cascade by interacting with the beta and gamma subunits of the retinal G-protein transducin.
  2. countableuncountableThe gene that encodes this protein.
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