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Semaphorin vs Plexin - What's the difference?

semaphorin | plexin |

As nouns the difference between semaphorin and plexin

is that semaphorin is (biochemistry) any of a class of proteins that assist growing axons to find an appropriate target and to form synapses while plexin is any of a group of transmembrane proteins which act to form receptors for semaphorin.

semaphorin

English

Noun

(wikipedia semaphorin) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins that assist growing axons to find an appropriate target and to form synapses

    • plexin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of a group of transmembrane proteins which act to form receptors for semaphorin

    • Derived terms

    *plexin A *plexin B *plexin C *plexin D

    See also

    *(wikipedia "plexin")