caveolin
noun
cav·e·o·lin
ˌka-vē-ˈō-lən
: any of several membrane proteins that are the major structural components of caveolae
The shape and structural organization of caveolae are conferred by caveolin, a dimeric protein that binds cholesterol …—Sean D. Conner et al., Nature
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