CALMODULIN


Meaning of CALMODULIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)kal-ˈmä-jə-lin, -dyu̇-lin ]

noun

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

Date: 1978

: a calcium-binding protein that mediates cellular metabolic processes (as the contraction of muscle fibers) by regulating the activity of calcium-dependent enzymes

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