1. Noun. (protein) A signal transduction adaptor protein ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Paxillin
1. Cytoskeletal protein (68 kD) that localises, like talin, to focal adhesions, to dense plaques in smooth muscle and to the myotendinous and neuromuscular junctions of skeletal muscle. Binds to vinculin.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
