Definition of Tensin

1. Noun. (biochemistry) A compound that binds actin ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Tensin

1. Actin binding component of focal adhesions and submembranous cytoskeleton. Has SH2 domain and can be tyrosine phosphorylated, speculated that it may lin k signalling systems with the cytoskeleton. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tensin

tensible
tensibly
tenside
tensides
tensies
tensile
tensile strain
tensile strength
tensile stress
tensiled
tensilely
tensilities
tensility
tensimeter
tensimeters
tensin (current term)
tensing
tensio active
tensiometer
tensiometers
tensiometric
tensiometries
tensiometry
tension
tension curve
tension headache
tension pneumothorax
tension suture
tension wrench
tension wrenches

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