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CFTR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The gene that is mutated in cystic fibrosis
Synonyms:
CFTR; cystic fibrosis transport regulator
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("CFTR" is a kind of...):
mutant gene (a gene that has changed so that the normal transmission and expression of a trait is affected)
Context examples:
Regulation of CFTR protein by the surface receptor beta adrenergic receptor is mediated through the ezrin/radixin/moesin binding phosphoprotein 50 (EBP50), which binds both the C-termini CFTR and b2AR through their PDZ binding motifs.
(CFTR Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
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