insertin
English edit
Etymology edit
insert + -in. Coined by K. Ruhnau, A. Gaertner, and A. Wegner.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
insertin (countable and uncountable, plural insertins)
- (biochemistry) A proteolytic fragment of tensin.[2]
References edit
- ^ K. Ruhnau, A. Gaertner, and A. Wegner: "Kinetic evidence for insertion of actin monomers between the barbed ends of actin filaments and barbed end-bound insertin, a protein purified from smooth muscle": https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2555521/.
- ^ Archived: University of Edinburgh: https://web.archive.org/web/20040819203303/http://www.bms.ed.ac.uk/research/others/smaciver/Encyclop/Abp-i/Insertin.htm.