spinophilin

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Etymology[edit]

spine +‎ -o- +‎ -phile +‎ -in

Noun[edit]

spinophilin (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) A regulatory subunit of protein phosphatase-1 catalytic subunit, highly enriched in dendritic spines.
    • 2015 August 6, “Spinophilin Is Indispensable for the α 2B Adrenergic Receptor-Elicited Hypertensive Response”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      We have previously shown that spinophilin attenuates the α 2A AR-dependent hypotensive response; in spinophilin null mice, this response is highly potentiated.
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