stargazin

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English

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Etymology

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From stargaze +‎ -in, since modifications of the protein caused mice to gaze upward in experiments.

Noun

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stargazin (plural stargazins)

  1. (biochemistry) A brain-specific transmembrane protein associated with a form of epilepsy