1. Noun. (protein) A heterodimeric glycoprotein associated with apoptosis ¹
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Medical Definition of Clusterin
1. Vertebrate glycoprotein of uncertain function. Secreted as a 400 amino acid peptide, then cleaved to form two 200 amino acid peptides that are linked by a disulphide bridge.
Synonym: complement associated protein, complement cytolysis inhibitor, glycoprotein III.
(11 Jan 1998)
