vinculin

vinculin
A protein associated with actin microfilaments; found in intercalated discs of cardiac muscle and focal adhesion plaques; may have a role in how a tumor virus causes pleiotropic effects of transformation. [L. vinculum, bond, fr. vincio, to bind + -in]

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vin·cu·lin (vinґku-lin) a 130-kD protein, found in muscle, fibroblasts, and epithelial cells, that binds to α-actinin and talin; it is associated with attachment plaques and with talin mediates cell-cell and cell–extracellular matrix adhesion by linking actin filaments of the cytoskeleton to the cytoplasmic domains of β-integrins.

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  • vinculin — Protein (130 kD) isolated from muscle (cardiac and smooth), fibroblasts and epithelial cells. Associated with the cytoplasmic face of focal adhesions: may connect microfilaments to plasma membrane integral proteins through talin …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • vinculin — noun A membrane cytoskeletal protein in focal adhesion plaques, involved in linkage of integrin adhesion molecules to the actin cytoskeleton …   Wiktionary

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  • VCL — vinculin; visual concept library; Voxtool Command Language …   Medical dictionary

  • VCL — • vinculin; • visual concept library; • Voxtool Command Language …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

  • Vinculina — HUGO 12665 Símbolo VCL Datos genéticos …   Wikipedia Español

  • Actin — G Actin (PDB code: 1j6z). ADP and the divalent cation are highlighted …   Wikipedia

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