Pikachurin

Pikachurin is an extracellular matrix-like retinal protein first described in 2008, Japan, and named after Pikachu, the highly popular and official mascot of Pokémon. cite journal |author=Sato S, Omori Y, Katoh K, "et al" |title=Pikachurin, a dystroglycan ligand, is essential for photoreceptor ribbon synapse formation |journal=Nat. Neurosci. |volume=11 |issue=8 |pages=923–931 |year=2008 |month=August |pmid=18641643 |doi=10.1038/nn.2160 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nn.2160] The protein is colocalized with both dystrophin and dystroglycan at the ribbon synapses.

See Also

* Sonic hedgehog, another protein named for a video game character.
* Zbtb7, an oncogene that was originally named "Pokemon".

References

External links

* [http://inventorspot.com/articles/lightningfast_vision_protein_named_after_pikachu_16170 Lightning-Fast Vision Protein Named After Pikachu] - July 24th, 2008