Definition of "zyxin" []

• A certain zinc-binding phosphoprotein, or the gene which produces it (noun)

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• "But when the gene for zyxin was disabled, the cells traveled in a rapid and persistent, almost one-dimensional pathway far from their place of origin."
• "Therefore, she added, an understanding of the function of proteins like zyxin in a 3-D cell culture is critical to understanding how cancer spreads, or metastasizes."
• "For example, the team found that in a 3-D environment, cells possessing the protein zyxin would move in a random way, exploring their local environment."