melanoregulin

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Etymology[edit]

melano- +‎ regulate +‎ -in

Noun[edit]

melanoregulin (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) A protein (and associated gene) that regulates the activity of melanosomes
    • 2015 September 26, “SNAREs Interact with Retinal Degeneration Slow and Rod Outer Segment Membrane Protein-1 during Conventional and Unconventional Outer Segment Targeting”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Two known binding partners of RDS fall into this category, calmodulin and melanoregulin, both of which are thought to regulate the fusogenic capability of RDS.