1. Noun. (protein) A cytoskeleton protein homologous with dystrophin ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Utrophin
1. Autosomal homologue of dystrophin (395 kD) localised near the neuromuscular junction in adult muscle, though in the absence of dystrophin (i.e. In Duchenne muscular dystrophy) utrophin is also located on the cytoplasmic face of the sarcolemma
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
