Definition of "tetraspanin" []

• A tetraspan. (noun)

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• "Overexpressing CD82 or CD9, members of the tetraspanin family of transmembrane proteins, suppressed Wnt signaling and reduced beta-catenin protein levels."
• "The tetraspanin CD151 is highly abundant in the basolateral surface of basal keratinocytes"
• "The number of virions that were found to be associated with tetraspanin microdomains on the cell surface increased, as the infection process progressed."