Definition of Lamins

1. Noun. (plural of lamin) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lamins

laminiferous
laminin receptor
laminins
laminite
laminites
laminitis
laminitises
laminographic
laminography
laminose
laminotomies
laminotomy
laminous
lamins (current term)
lamish
lamister
lamisters
lamiter
lamiters
lamivudine
lammed
lammer
lammergeier
lammergeiers
lammergeyer
lammergeyers
lammerite
lammers

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