septin

English

Etymology

septum +‎ -in: in yeast cells, they compartmentalize parts of the cell and build scaffolding to provide structural support during cell division at the septum.

Noun

septin (plural septins)

1. (biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins that have functions related to cytokinesis.

Anagrams

• T-spine, in step, instep, nepits, pinest, spinet, step in, step-in