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CFTR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The gene that is mutated in cystic fibrosis

Synonyms:

CFTR; cystic fibrosis transport regulator

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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)

Credits

 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)