spinophilin

English

Etymology

From spine +‎ -o- +‎ -phile +‎ -in.

Noun

spinophilin (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) A regulatory subunit of protein phosphatase-1 catalytic subunit, highly enriched in dendritic spines.
   • 2015 August 6, “Spinophilin Is Indispensable for the α 2B Adrenergic Receptor-Elicited Hypertensive Response”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     We have previously shown that spinophilin attenuates the α 2A AR-dependent hypotensive response; in spinophilin null mice, this response is highly potentiated.