pyrin

py·rin

(pī'rin), An abnormal neutrophil protein encoded by the MEFV gene in familial Mediterranean fever. Synonym(s): marenostrin

marenostrin

A 781-residue protein encoded by MEFV that modulates innate immunity and is thought to control the inflammatory response in myelomonocytic cells at the level of cytoskeletal organisation.
Molecular pathology
Mutations in MEFV are associated with Mediterranean fever.

pyrin

Marenostrin, see there.

py·rin

(pī'rin) An abnormal neutrophil protein encoded by the MEFV gene in familial Mediterranean fever.
Synonym(s): marenostrin.