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Meaning of "calpain" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CALPAIN

calpain  [ˈkælpeɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CALPAIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Calpain is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CALPAIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

calpain

Calpain

A calpain is a protein belonging to the family of calcium-dependent, non-lysosomal cysteine proteases expressed ubiquitously in mammals and many other organisms. Calpains constitute the C2 family of protease clan CA in the MEROPS database. The calpain proteolytic system includes the calpain proteases, the small regulatory subunit CAPNS1, also known as CAPN4, and the endogenous calpain-specific inhibitor, calpastatin.

Definition of calpain in the English dictionary

The definition of calpain in the dictionary is any of various enzymes in mammals and other organisms that are involved in the proteolysis of several endogenous proteins and that are regulated by the concentration of calcium ions.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CALPAIN


campaign
kæmˈpeɪn
champagne
ʃæmˈpeɪn
champaign
ʃæmˈpeɪn
counterpane
ˈkaʊntəˌpeɪn
cyclopropane
ˌsaɪkləʊˈprəʊpeɪn
frangipane
ˈfrændʒɪˌpeɪn
pain
peɪn
Paine
peɪn
pane
peɪn
propane
ˈprəʊpeɪn
Spain
speɪn
windowpane
ˈwɪndəʊˌpeɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALPAIN

calorize
calory
calotte
calotype
calotypist
caloyer
calp
calpa
calpac
calpack
Calpe
calque
Caltanissetta
Caltech
caltha
calthrop
caltrap
caltrop
calumba
calumet

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALPAIN

afterpain
again
back pain
brain
Britain
captain
castle in Spain
certain
chain
contain
domain
explain
gain
in the main
New Spain
papain
pellitory of Spain
period pain
Port of Spain
referred pain

Synonyms and antonyms of calpain in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «calpain» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CALPAIN

Find out the translation of calpain to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of calpain from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «calpain» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

钙蛋白酶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

calpaína
570 millions of speakers

English

calpain
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Calpain
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

calpain
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

калпаина
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

calpaína
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

calpain
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

calpaïne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Calpain
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Calpain
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カルパイン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

카르 파인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Calpain
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

calpain
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

calpain
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅल्पेन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

calpain
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

calpaina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kalpainę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

калпаіна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

calpain
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καλπαϊνης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

calpain
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kalpain
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kalpain
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of calpain

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CALPAIN»

The term «calpain» is regularly used and occupies the 66.147 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CALPAIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «calpain» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «calpain» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about calpain

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALPAIN»

Discover the use of calpain in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to calpain and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Regulation of Calpain-1 Signaling in Platelets
There has been considerable interest in elucidating the physiological function of calpains implicating them in a wide variety of cellular processes including cell motility, proliferation, apoptosis, cytoskeleton rearrangement, and ...
Shafi M. Kuchay, 2008
2
Calpain Methods and Protocols
annot be homogenized immediately, store tissue at -70°C to minimize m calpain activation. Do not freeze sample in liquid nitrogen as this e sample and reduce calpain activity. d brain samples, large amounts of protein (100-150 Jig) may be ...
John S. Elce, 2000
3
Calpains: Pharmacology and Toxicology of a Cellular Protease
This new edition offers a clear and through examination of the most recent results of thirty years of research on calcium-activated-neutral protease (CANP or Calpain).
K K W Wang, Po-wai Yuen, 1999
4
Encyclopedia of Molecular Pharmacology
Calpains. Figure 1 Domain structures of calpain superfamily. Figure kindly provided by Dr. Hiroyuki Sorimachi, Laboratory of Biological Function, University of Tokyo, Japan. Examples of pathological conditions that have been associated to the.
Stefan Offermanns
5
Handbook of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology: ...
An increase in the intracellular free Ca2+ level activates the Ca2+-dependent cysteine protease calpain that can mediate neuronal death. Various studies demonstrated that calpain could degrade key cellular substrates so as to impair ...
Abel Lajtha, Naren Banik, 2007
6
Cardiac Arrest: The Science and Practice of Resuscitation ...
calpain and m-calpain undergo N-terminal autoproteoly- sis at a [Ca2] slightly greater than that required for substrate proteolysis. The result of autoproteolysis is a decreased Ca2 requirement for subsequent proteolytic activity (0.6–0.8 M for  ...
Norman A. Paradis, Henry R. Halperin, Karl B. Kern, 2007
7
Protein Kinase C
In most reported cases, down-regulation is inhibited by calpain inhibitors although this effect is not always seen2 '3 and inhibition is at best partial. The mM calpain isoform (m-calpain) has been shown to cleave PKC more efficiently than the ...
Lodewijk V. Dekker, 2004
8
Protein Misfolding, Aggregation and Conformational Diseases: ...
Calpains, a class of Ca2-dependent cysteine proteases, were the obvious candidates for that role. Skeletal muscles contain the ubiquitous m-calpain and - calpain (activated at mM and M Ca2 concentration, respectively) and a muscle specific ...
Vladimir N. Uversky, Anthony Fink, 2007
9
Indicators of Milk and Beef Quality
muscle fibres with μ-calpain resulted in thinner Z-lines and reduced fibre strength , demonstrating that μ-calpain is capable of reducing the mechanical strength of muscle fibres (Christensen et al., 2003). Recently a role of calpain 3 (i.e. p94) ...
J. F. Hocquette, S. Gigli, 2005
10
Comprehensive Toxicology
Multiple members of the caspase family have been shown to be cleaved directly by calpain leading to their inactivation (Chua et al. 2000), suggesting an important antiapoptotic role for calpain in the modulation and regulation of known  ...
‎2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALPAIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term calpain is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hypoxia induces calpain activity and degrades SMAD2 to attenuate …
Under inflammatory conditions or during tumor progression macrophages acquire distinct phenotypes, with factors of the microenvironment ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jul 15»
2
The flavonoid beverage Haelan 951 induces growth arrest and …
A major challenge in pancreatic cancer treatment is the resistance of human pancreatic cancer cells to apoptosis. Soy isoflavones and calpain ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jul 15»
3
Genetic evidence in the mouse solidifies the calcium hypothesis of …
Calcium overload also promotes activation of the calcium-activated protease calpain, which has also been shown to contribute to the ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
4
Perfect the art of smoking meat with the help of science
Just below 40 degrees is where an enzyme called calpain reaches peak productivity, while another called cathepsin produces the best results ... «Techly, Jun 15»
5
Tandem phosphorylation within an intrinsically disordered region …
Cleavage of ACTN4 by m-calpain, a protease that in motile cells is predominantly activated at the rear, removes the Tyr4 site. We found that introducing a ... «Science Magazine, May 15»
6
Authors Lien CY, Chuang TY, Hsu CH, Lin CL, Wang SE, Sheu SJ …
... Bcl-2-associated X protein, calpain, caspase 12, caspase 9, and caspase 3 were significantly suppressed in DOX-treated mice under oral ... «Dove Medical Press, May 15»
7
Early Passion for Science, Medicine Puts UK Grad on Fast Track to …
He worked with particular isoforms calpain 5 and 7, atypical calpains whose role in the nervous system are poorly understood. His projects ... «UKNow, May 15»
8
Gephyrin: a central GABAergic synapse organizer
Gephyrin was found to interact directly with and be subject to proteolysis by the Ca2+-dependent cysteine protease, calpain-1, suggesting that ... «Nature.com, Apr 15»
9
Consortium of LGMD Foundations Expands Free Diagnostic …
The consortium includes the Cecil B Day Family, Inc (LGMD2B), Coalition to Cure Calpain 3 (LGMD2A), Jain Foundation (LGMD2B), Kurt + ... «Business Wire, Mar 15»
10
Intracellular Calcium Affects Colon Cancer Cell Motility
... study “Modulation of Intracellular Calcium Levels by Calcium Lactate Affects Colon Cancer Cell Motility through Calcium-Dependent Calpain ... «Colon Cancer News Today, Feb 15»

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