lamin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of fibrous proteins that provide structure, and regulate transcription in a cell nucleus

Word forms

lamin lamins

Etymology

From lamina + -in, from their involvement in the nuclear lamina.

Derived words

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