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centralspindlin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cen-tral-spindlin
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A protein complex associated with RacGAP (Rac GTPase activating protein, which shuts down nearby Rac) and RhoGEF (which activates nearby Rho) and a kinesin, playing a key role in the formation of the central spindle in mitosis

Etymology

From central spindle + -in. Coined by the Glotzer et al. research group at the University of Vienna no later than 2001.http://www.google.com/patents?id=CnaFAAAAEBAJ

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Questions

What does centralspindlin mean?
A protein complex associated with RacGAP (Rac GTPase activating protein, which shuts down nearby Rac) and RhoGEF (which activates nearby Rho) and a kinesin, playing a key role in the formation of the central spindle in mitosis
Where does centralspindlin come from?
From central spindle + -in. Coined by the Glotzer et al. research group at the University of Vienna no later than 2001.http://www.google.com/patents?id=CnaFAAAAEBAJ

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