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Transmembrane vs Stargazin - What's the difference?

transmembrane | stargazin |

As nouns the difference between transmembrane and stargazin

is that transmembrane is a transmembrane protein, or the transmembrane portion of a protein while stargazin is a brain-specific transmembrane protein associated with a form of epilepsy.

As an adjective transmembrane

is 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)

    stargazin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (protein) A brain-specific transmembrane protein associated with a form of epilepsy