dockerin
dockerin noun: any of a class of proteins that interact with cohesin.
Noun
dockerin (plural dockerins)
- Any of a class of proteins that interact with cohesin
- Interacting protein components (enzymes bearing a dockerin and scaffoldin or cohesin) were mixed at a final concentration of 10 µM at room temperature in 20 mM Tris-maleate pH 6.0, 1 mM CaCl 2, and 4 µL were subjected to native PAGE (4–15% gradient) using a Phastsystem apparatus (GE Healthcare).2015 August 13, Julie Ravachol et al., “Combining free and aggregated cellulolytic systems in the cellulosome-producing bacterium Ruminiclostridium cellulolyticum”, in Biotechnology for Biofuels...
Forms of dockerin
| plural | dockerins |
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Origin of dockerin
From docker + -in, because of its "docking" function.
Questions about dockerin
- What does dockerin mean?
- Dockerin means any of a class of proteins that interact with cohesin.
- What part of speech is dockerin?
- Dockerin is a noun.
- What is the plural of dockerin?
- The plural of dockerin is dockerins.
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