vinculin

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noun

A membrane-cytoskeletal protein in focal adhesion plaques, involved in linkage of integrin adhesion molecules to the actin cytoskeleton

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Meanings

nounvinculin (plural vinculins)

plural vinculins

  1. biochemistryA membrane-cytoskeletal protein in focal adhesion plaques, involved in linkage of integrin adhesion molecules to the actin cytoskeleton

Origin

From vincul(um) + -in.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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