tubulin

[ too-byuh-lin, tyoo- ]

/ ˈtu byə lɪn, ˈtyu- /

noun Biochemistry.

either of two globular proteins that form the structural subunits of microtubules.

Nearby words

tubular skate, tubulate, tubule, tubuliferous, tubuliflorous, tubulin, tubuloacinar gland, tubuloalveolar gland, tubulocyst, tubulointerstitial nephritis, tubulorrhexis

Origin of tubulin

First recorded in 1965–70; tubule + -in²

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Medicine definitions for tubulin

tubulin

[ tōō′byə-lĭn ]

n.

A globular protein that is the structural constituent of microtubules.

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