globin

noun

glo·​bin ˈglō-bən How to pronounce globin (audio)
: a colorless protein obtained by removal of heme from a conjugated protein and especially hemoglobin

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Once there, scientists will treat the cells with Bluebird’s gene therapy, made from a lentivirus that shuttles the beta-globin gene into the cells. — Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 The haemoglobin protein is a made of two slightly different molecules – alpha-globin and beta-globin – and people with beta-thalassaemia have faults with the latter. — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2010 Orkin discovered a way to take advantage of a natural source of healthy globin—a genetic sequence that is turned on during fetal development but is silenced in adults. — TIME, 17 Apr. 2024 Even Linus Pauling, who famously discovered that sickle cell was caused by the substitution of a single amino acid in the globin protein, was part of this dismal history. — Gina Kolata, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2021 People who were possibly exposed received post-exposure prophylaxis immune globin, using plasma containing antibodies to immediately protect against measles. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary, from hemoglobin

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of globin was in 1872

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globin

noun
glo·​bin ˈglō-bən How to pronounce globin (audio)
: a colorless protein obtained by removal of heme from a conjugated protein and especially hemoglobin

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