Definition of Calretinin

1. Noun. (protein) A vitamin D-dependent calcium-binding protein involved in calcium signalling and abundantly expressed in neurons; it stains mesothelioma and can help to identify lung tumours. ¹

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Medical Definition of Calretinin

1. Neuronal protein (29 kD) of the calmodulin family isolated from chick retina. Has 58% sequence homology with calbindin, the intestinal cell isoform. Contains an EF hand motif. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Calretinin

calpeptin
calphobindins
calpolli
calpollis
calpoltin
calponin
calprotectin
calps
calque
calqued
calques
calquing
calregulin
calreticulin
calreticulins
calretinin (current term)
calretinins
calsequestrin
calspectin
calthas
calthrop
calthrops
caltractin
caltrap
caltraps
caltrop
caltrops
calumbas

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