Biologically Active Substance
vinculin
Subclass of:
Cytoskeletal Proteins
Definitions related to vinculin:
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A cytoskeletal protein associated with cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. The amino acid sequence of human vinculin has been determined. The protein consists of 1066 amino acid residues and its gene has been assigned to chromosome 10.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Actin-binding structural protein which serves to link microfilaments to other organelles in a variety of cell types.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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