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aequorin Definition

aequor·in (ē kwôr′in)

noun

a bioluminescent protein extracted from certain jellyfish that emits light when in contact with calcium or strontium ions: used in research to detect and locate calcium

Etymology: < Aequorea, genus name of jellyfish + -in

aequorin Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • target: After analyzing individual transformants, nucleoplasmin was shown to successfully target aequorin to nuclei.

Modifies a noun

  • transgene: Cell-type specific monitoring of intracellular calcium in Drosophila using an aequorin transgene.

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