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Transmembrane vs Syndecan - What's the difference?

transmembrane | syndecan |

As nouns the difference between transmembrane and syndecan

is that transmembrane is (cytology) a transmembrane protein, or the transmembrane portion of a protein while syndecan is any of a class of single transmembrane domain proteins thought to act as coreceptors, especially for g protein-coupled receptors.

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)

    syndecan

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia syndecan)
  • Any of a class of single transmembrane domain proteins thought to act as coreceptors, especially for G protein-coupled receptors.