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Transmembrane vs Plexin - What's the difference?

transmembrane | plexin |

As nouns the difference between transmembrane and plexin

is that transmembrane is (cytology) a transmembrane protein, or the transmembrane portion of a protein while plexin is any of a group of transmembrane proteins which act to form receptors for semaphorin.

As an adjective transmembrane

is (biology) traversing a cellular membrane.

transmembrane

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (biology) traversing a cellular membrane
  • of or pertaining to a transmembrane protein or segment

    • Derived terms

    *transmembranous

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (cytology) a transmembrane protein, or the transmembrane portion of a protein

    • See also

    *(Transmembrane protein)

    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")