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flotillin

flotillin

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A protein in the cell membrane that helps cells keep their shape and scientists use to study them
  • noun
  • Specialized
: flotilina
  • The function of flotillin in cell membrane integrity makes it an important protein for studies in cell biology.

Examples

  • Researchers detected flotillin in the cell membrane to confirm the presence of lipid rafts.

  • The laboratory used antibodies against flotillin to visualize membrane microdomains.

  • Levels of flotillin increased after the cells were treated with the experimental drug.

  • The flotillin protein plays a crucial role in cellular organization.

  • Researchers are studying flotillin to understand its functions better.

  • In cell biology research, we study how flotillin proteins contribute to the structure of cell membranes.

  • Researchers have found that flotillin plays a crucial role in maintaining the stability of cell membranes during experiments.

Surface Forms

flotillin singular
flotillins plural

Morphology

flotillin = flotilla (opaque) = flotilla + in

Although formed by a base resembling 'flotilla' plus the protein-forming suffix '-in', the resulting meaning (a membrane protein) is specialized scientific nomenclature and not derivable by standard everyday morphological rules.

Etymology

Flotillin is easy to remember if you think of a tiny flotilla 'small fleet' gathering on the cell membrane; the ending -in is a common name for proteins. So flotillin refers to proteins that form small groups, help the membrane's structure, and are used in laboratory research.