ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Spinophilin

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Spinophilin is a noun meaning (biochemistry) A regulatory subunit of protein phosphatase-1 catalytic subunit, highly enriched in dendritic spines.

Meaning

(biochemistry) A regulatory subunit of protein phosphatase-1 catalytic subunit, highly enriched in dendritic spines.

Example Sentences

We have previously shown that spinophilin attenuates the α 2A AR-dependent hypotensive response; in spinophilin null mice, this response is highly potentiated.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include spinophillin, chronophin, scapinin, dephosphin, synphilin, phosphohistone.

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