English Explanatory Dictionary

Axin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A large docking protein that in humans is encoded by the AXIN1 gene, and that binds APC, GSK-3β, casein kinase Iα, and β-catenin.
noun
  1. A fatty and varnish-like substance produced in Mexico by an insect, Llaveia axin, used in the arts and locally in medicine, being regarded as a good vulnerary and resolvent.

Word forms

Axin axins
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