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Membrane vs Synaptotagmin - What's the difference?

membrane | synaptotagmin |

As nouns the difference between membrane and synaptotagmin

is that membrane is a flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments (usually in a plant or animal) while synaptotagmin is any of a family of membrane-trafficking proteins characterised by an N-terminal transmembrane region, a variable linker, and two C-terminal C2 domains (C2A and C2B).

membrane

English

(wikipedia membrane)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments (usually in a plant or animal).
  • A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force.
  • A flexible or semi-flexible covering or waterproofing whose primary function is to exclude water.

    • Derived terms

    * neomembrane

    synaptotagmin

    English

    (wikipedia synaptotagmin)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) Any of a family of membrane-trafficking proteins characterised by an N-terminal transmembrane region, a variable linker, and two C-terminal C2 domains (C2A and C2B).