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Integrin vs Vinculin - What's the difference?

integrin | vinculin |

As nouns the difference between integrin and vinculin

is that integrin is any of many heterodimeric transmembrane proteins that function as receptors in communication between cells while vinculin is a membrane-cytoskeletal protein in focal adhesion plaques, involved in linkage of integrin adhesion molecules to the actin cytoskeleton.

integrin

English

Noun

(wikipedia integrin) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of many heterodimeric transmembrane proteins that function as receptors in communication between cells.

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    vinculin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (protein) A membrane-cytoskeletal protein in focal adhesion plaques, involved in linkage of integrin adhesion molecules to the actin cytoskeleton

    • See also

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