Mena
Encyclopedia
Biology
- Mena, one of three members of the Ena/Vasp homology proteinsEna/Vasp homology proteinsENA/VASP Homology proteins or EVH proteins are a family of closely related proteins involved in cell motility in vertebrate and invertebrate animals. EVH proteins are modular proteins that are involved in actin polymerisation, as well as interaction with other proteins...
in mice - Mena (genus), a genus of sea anemoneSea anemoneSea anemones are a group of water-dwelling, predatory animals of the order Actiniaria; they are named after the anemone, a terrestrial flower. Sea anemones are classified in the phylum Cnidaria, class Anthozoa, subclass Zoantharia. Anthozoa often have large polyps that allow for digestion of larger...
Geography
- MENAMENAThe term MENA, for "Middle East and North Africa", is an acronym often used in academic, military planning and business writing.The term covers an extensive region, extending from Morocco to Iran, including the majority of both the Middle Eastern and Maghreb countries...
, an acronym for the "Middle East & North Africa" region- For coverage of the MENA revolutions see Arab SpringArab SpringThe Arab Spring , otherwise known as the Arab Awakening, is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world that began on Saturday, 18 December 2010...
- For coverage of the MENA revolutions see Arab Spring
- Mena, ArkansasMena, ArkansasMena is a city in Polk County, Arkansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Polk County.It was founded by Arthur Edward Stilwell during the building of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad . It was Stilwell who decided Mena would be the name of this new town along the route to...
, USA - Mena, KoulikoroMena, KoulikoroMena is a small town and seat of the commune of N'Dolondougou in the Cercle of Dioila in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali....
, Mali - Mena, SikassoMena, SikassoMena is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kolondieba in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 5014.-References:...
, Mali - Mena, UkraineMena, UkraineMena is a city in Chernihiv Oblast of Ukraine. Population is 12,940 ....
- Juan de Mena DistrictJuan de Mena DistrictJuan de Mena is a distrito of Cordillera Department in Paraguay. It is named after the Spanish Renaissance poet Juan de Mena, and is located 88 metres above sea level, surrounded by the lowlands of the Rivers Manduvira, Ygahuy, and Hondo. General Lino Cesar Oviedo, military and politician, was...
, in Paraguay - Valle de MenaValle de MenaThe Valley of Mena is a municipality of the province of Burgos, Spain, that borders Biscay.The town has 3,926 inhabitants and the town is under jurisdiction of Villasana de Mena District....
(Valley of Mena), a municipality in Burgos, Spain
News agencies
- MENA (news), the Middle East News Agency (MENA), an Egyptian publicly-funded news agency
People
Surname- Juan de MenaJuan de MenaJuan de Mena was one of the most significant Spanish poets of the fifteenth century. He was highly regarded at the court of Juan II de Castilla, who appointed him veinticuatro of Córdoba, secretario de cartas latinas and cronista real...
, a Spanish Renaissance poet - Pedro de MenaPedro de MenaPedro de Mena or Pedro Mena y Medrano was a Spanish sculptor.-Biography:He was born at Granada, in Andalusia. He was a pupil of his father Alonso de Mena as well as of Alonzo Cano. His first conspicuous success was achieved in work for the convent of St...
, a Spanish sculptor in the 17th century - Carlos MenaCarlos MenaCarlos Mena is a Spanish countertenor.Mena received his training at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel, where his teachers were Richard Levitt and René Jacobs....
, a Spanish countertenor - Sergio MenaSergio MenaSergio Mena is a Spanish Journalist and University Professor.- Biography :He has a Ph.D. in Journalism from the Complutense University in Madrid with the thesis Structure and Programming of Multimedia Channels of Public Transport: The Spanish Case ISBN 978-84-694-2682-1, directed by Luis Miguel...
, a Spanish journalist - Maria MenaMaria MenaMaria Viktoria Mena is a Norwegian pop artist.- Biography :Maria Mena was born into an artistic family, her mother, a playwright and her father, a drummer. Both Maria and her brother, Tony, are named after characters from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story...
, a Norwegian pop singer - Javiera MenaJaviera MenaJaviera Alejandra Mena Carrasco , publicly known as Javiera Mena , is a Chilean Indie electronic pop musician. She started her musical career in the Chilean indie music scene in 2001, and transformed into one of the most relevant Chilean indie acts after the release of her first studio album in 2006...
, a Chilean pop singer
First name
- Mena SuvariMena SuvariMena Alexandra Suvari is an American actress, fashion designer, and model. Shortly after beginning her career as a model, she appeared in guest roles on 1990's television shows such as Boy Meets World and High Incident...
, an American actress - Mena Trott, co-founder of Six Apart
Technology
- MENA (cable system)MENA (cable system)Middle East North Africa is a submarine communications cable system that is planned to connect Italy, Greece, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and India. It will be about 9,000 kilometres long...
, a planned submarine telecommunications cable system linking countries between Italy and India
See also
- Meena (disambiguation)
- Mene (disambiguation)Mene (disambiguation)Mene is a genus of fish.Mene may also refer to:*MV Mene, an Empire ship-See also:, a phrase in the writing on the wall from the Biblical book of Daniel*Mena *Mina...
- Mina (disambiguation)