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  • noun biochemistry A protein that binds to calmodulin and is expressed in the centrosome, an integral component of the pericentriolar material.

Etymologies

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peri- +‎ centrin

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Examples

  • Professor of Neuroscience, found that two proteins -- Cdk5rap2 and pericentrin-work together to regulate neural growth in the developing brain.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2010

  • The researchers show that Cdk5rap2 and pericentrin interact with one another to regulate proliferation of neural progenitor cells that give rise to the brain layer called the neocortex.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2010

  • Li-Huei Tsai, director of the Picower Institute and Picower Professor of Neuroscience, found that two proteins-Cdk5rap2 and pericentrin-work together to regulate neural growth in the developing brain.

    Medindia Health News 2010

  • Martinez-Campos M, Basto R, Baker J, Kernan M, Raff JW (2004) The Drosophila pericentrin-like protein is essential for cilia / flagella function, but appears to be dispensable for mitosis.

    PLoS Biology: New Articles 2008

  • In coloured image, 14-3-3 staining is in green, pericentrin in blue and AT in red.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Anahi Molla-Herman et al. 2008

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