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  • noun Plural form of septin.

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Examples

  • "This suggests that septins are being deployed in different ways in these different cell types," said Wallingford.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Wallingford and his team were pointed toward the role of Fritz in controlling septins by watching time-lapse videos of developing frog embryos with and without the gene.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • The Fritz gene regulates these processes by controlling molecules called septins.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • The focus of this workshop will be the structure, biochemistry, and varied functions of septins.

    HHMI News 2009

  • The focus of this workshop will be the structure, biochemistry, and varied functions of septins.

    HHMI News 2009

  • Johnson ES, Gupta AA (2001) An E3-like factor that promotes SUMO conjugation to the yeast septins.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Xuefeng Chen et al. 2009

  • The focus of this workshop will be the structure, biochemistry, and varied functions of septins.

    HHMI News 2009

  • The book discusses septins in different model organisms (yeast, worm, fly, mammals), septin evolution, genomics, and biochemistry, and explains the relationship between septins and signaling pathways, human disease and stress responses.

    AvaxHome RSS: 2009

  • In addition, the meiosis-specific septin Spr28 displays similar behavior, suggesting that this is a common feature of septins.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles 2008

  • Proper organization of the septins on the membrane requires the sporulation-specific septins Spr3 and Spr28.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles 2008

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