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Preferred term

Tetraspanins  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A large superfamily of cell surface membrane proteins characterized by their four transmembrane domains. They play a role in a variety of processes such as cellular adhesion and motility. They may be involved in the organization of cell surface MEMBRANE MICRODOMAINS that regulate the activation of LEUKOCYTES.

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Synonym(s)

  • Tetraspanin

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-BCK69051-H

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