spastin

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noun

A protein, related to katanin, mutations of which lead to spastic paraplegia.

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Meanings

nounspastin (countable and uncountable, plural spastins)

plural spastins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA protein, related to katanin, mutations of which lead to spastic paraplegia.

Origin

From spastic + -in.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

spastin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spastin

MLA

“spastin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spastin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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