Definition of Lamins
1. Noun. (plural of lamin) ¹
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Medical Definition of Lamins
1. Proteins that form the nuclear lamina, a polymeric structure intercalated between chromatin and the inner nuclear envelope. Lamins A and C (70 and 60 kD respectively) have C terminal sequences homologous to the head and tail domains of keratins, their peptide maps are similar and significantly different from that of lamin B (67 kD), although there are some common epitopes. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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