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bromodomain

bromodomain noun: a protein domain that recognises acetylated lysine residues such as those on the N-terminal tails of histones, often a prerequisite for protein-histone association and chromatin remodeling.

Noun

bromodomain (plural bromodomains)

  1. A protein domain that recognises acetylated lysine residues such as those on the N-terminal tails of histones, often a prerequisite for protein-histone association and chromatin remodeling.

Forms of bromodomain

pluralbromodomains

Origin of bromodomain

From the drosophila gene Brahma or brm, where it occurs as a structural motif, and domain. Not related to bromo- (“bromine”).

Questions about bromodomain

What does bromodomain mean?
Bromodomain means a protein domain that recognises acetylated lysine residues such as those on the N-terminal tails of histones, often a prerequisite for protein-histone association and chromatin remodeling.
What part of speech is bromodomain?
Bromodomain is a noun.
What is the plural of bromodomain?
The plural of bromodomain is bromodomains.

Words near bromodomain in the dictionary

  1. bromodichloroethanes
  2. bromodichloromethane
  3. bromodichloromethanes
  4. bromodifluoromethane
  5. bromodiphenhydramine
  6. bromodomain
  7. bromodomains
  8. bromodosis
  9. bromoenol
  10. bromoenollactone
  11. bromoenollactones

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