English Explanatory Dictionary

melastatin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A gene expressed in melanocytes and involved in nevomelanocytic development; down-regulated in cases of melanoma

Word forms

melastatin

Etymology

From mela- + statin, for melanocyte.

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