Medical Definition of Endoplasmin
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most abundant protein in microsomal preparations from mammalian cells (100 fold more concentrated in endoplasmic reticulum than elsewhere). A glycoprotein (100 kD) with calcium binding properties. Same as glucose related protein. A member of the hsp90 family of heat-shock proteins.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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