calmodulin

calmodulin Definition

cal·modu·lin (kal mä′jo̵̅o̅ lin′, -jə-)

noun

a protein in nearly all cells that binds to calcium and regulates many important cell functions, as nerve impulse transmissions and muscle action

Etymology: cal(cium) + modul(ate) + -in

calmodulin Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

gene: Discussed here are the preliminary, incomplete trees highlighting the complicated and intriguing evolutionary nature of the calmodulin gene family and Littorina.

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