titin

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Etymology

titan +‎ -in. From being a titanic (titan) protein (-in); a very large protein, the largest known prior to the discovery of PKZILLAs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaɪtɪn/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪtɪn

Noun

titin (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) A protein important in the contraction of striated muscle tissues.
    • 2009 January 30, Armando del Rio et al., “Stretching Single Talin Rod Molecules Activates Vinculin Binding”, in Science‎:
      In order to measure the pattern of force-dependent stretching of TR, we designed a DNA construct encoding for I27 2 -T R -I27 2

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  • TTN (gene encoding titin)

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