insertin

English

Etymology

insert +‎ -in. Coined by K. Ruhnau, A. Gaertner, and A. Wegner.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈsɜː(ɹ)tɪn/

Noun

insertin (countable and uncountable, plural insertins)

  1. (biochemistry) A proteolytic fragment of tensin.[2]

References
  1. K. Ruhnau, A. Gaertner, and A. Wegner: "Kinetic evidence for insertion of actin monomers between the barbed ends of actin filaments and barbed end-bound insertin, a protein purified from smooth muscle": https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2555521/.
  2. Archived: University of Edinburgh: https://web.archive.org/web/20040819203303/http://www.bms.ed.ac.uk/research/others/smaciver/Encyclop/Abp-i/Insertin.htm.
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