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cathelin en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of cathepsin L + inhibitor, as coined in 1989.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The highly-conserved domain in all cathelicidin peptides
    • Altogether, cathelicidins comprise an N-terminal cathelin domain and a C-terminal cationic antimicrobial domain, which is activated upon cleavage. 2015 April 2, Babatunji Emmanuel Oyinloye et al., “Reactive Oxygen Species, Apoptosis, Antimicrobial Peptides and Human Inflammatory Diseases”, in Pharmaceuticals, volume 8, →DOI: