thrombospondin
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English
Etymology
From thrombin + respond + -in, coined in a 1972 paper by Baenziger et al., named due to its sensitivity to thrombin.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌθɹɒm.bə(ʊ)ˈspɒn.dɪn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌθɹɑm.boʊˈspɑn.dɪn/
Noun
thrombospondin (countable and uncountable, plural thrombospondins)
- (biochemistry) Any of a family of glycoproteins secreted into the extracellular matrix by various types of cell, which play a role in cellular adhesion in processes including thrombocyte aggregation, tumor metastasis, and angiogenesis.
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References
- “thrombospondin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.