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单词 tubulin
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Definition of tubulin in English:

tubulin

noun ˈtjuːbjʊlɪnˈt(y)o͞obyələn
mass nounBiochemistry
  • A protein that is the main constituent of the microtubules of living cells.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The basic structural subunit of microtubules is the protein tubulin.
    • Taxotere works by inhibiting tubulin, a protein essential to cell division, thus preventing cancer cells from dividing and growing in number.
    • We also detected increases in fragments of intracellular structural proteins: tubulin, actin, and myosin.
    • Linear structures formed by proteins such as actin and tubulin are reversible and highly dynamic.
    • In addition to actin, other filamentous systems in cells include tubulin, collagen, and DNA.

Origin

1960s: from tubule + -in1.

 
 

Definition of tubulin in US English:

tubulin

nounˈt(y)o͞obyələn
Biochemistry
  • A protein that is the main constituent of the microtubules of living cells.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The basic structural subunit of microtubules is the protein tubulin.
    • Linear structures formed by proteins such as actin and tubulin are reversible and highly dynamic.
    • In addition to actin, other filamentous systems in cells include tubulin, collagen, and DNA.
    • We also detected increases in fragments of intracellular structural proteins: tubulin, actin, and myosin.
    • Taxotere works by inhibiting tubulin, a protein essential to cell division, thus preventing cancer cells from dividing and growing in number.

Origin

1960s: from tubule + -in.

 
 
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