单词 | synuclein |
释义 | synuclein/sɪˈnjuːklɪɪn/Biochemistry noun Any of a group of three small proteins which are found in neurons, especially near synapses, and are of uncertain function; especially (in full alpha-synuclein) a protein of this family which is the major component of an abnormal structure (the Lewy body) found in neurons in Parkinson's disease and certain other neurodegenerative disorders.
Origin1980s. From sy- + nucle- + -in; the proteins were isolated in a study of the synapses and electromotor nucleus of the electric organ in the electric ray Torpedo. |
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