Home › Words › M › mesothelinmesothelinmesothelin means A protein found in mesothelial cells and overexpressed in several human tumors.EtymologyFrom mesothelial + -in.nounA protein found in mesothelial cells and overexpressed in several human tumors.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.melanotransferrin 55% match — A cell-surface glycoprotein found on melanoma cells, sharing sequence similarity and iron-binding properties with members of the transferrin superfamily. vs mesothelin →mesothelioma 55% match — An uncommon malignant tumour of the mesothelium, usually of the lungs after exposure to asbestos. vs mesothelin →episialin 55% match — An epithelial sialomucin. vs mesothelin →smoothelin 55% match — A cytoskeletal protein fund only in smooth muscle cells. vs mesothelin →calretinin 53% match — A vitamin D-dependent calcium-binding protein involved in calcium signalling and abundantly expressed in neurons; it stains mesothelioma and can help to identify lung tumours. vs mesothelin →synuclein 52% match — A small, soluble protein primarily expressed in neural tissue and in certain tumors. vs mesothelin →epiglycanin 52% match — A mucin-type glycoprotein on the surface of a carcinoma cell vs mesothelin →mesoepithelium 52% match — Synonym of mesothelium. vs mesothelin →