English Explanatory Dictionary

connexin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of transmembrane proteins that assemble to form gap junctions in vertebrates.

Word forms

connexin connexins

Etymology

From Latin connexus (“connected”) + -in.

Derived words

connexosome
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