M protein

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M protein may refer to:

  • M protein (Streptococcus), a virulence factor of the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes
  • Viral matrix protein, structural protein linking the viral envelope with the virus capsid
  • Coronavirus membrane protein, structural protein expressed from the M gene in coronaviruses
  • Myeloma protein, also called paraprotein, an abnormal protein in the urine or blood, often seen in multiple myeloma or monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
  • MYOM2 (Myomesin-2), a protein composing the M-line of muscle cell sarcomeres
  • Protein M, immunoglobulin-binding protein found on the surface of the bacterium Mycoplasma genitalium