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prodomain

prodomain noun: a domain of a proprotein.

Noun

prodomain (plural prodomains)

  1. A domain of a proprotein
    • When a prodomain is cleaved from inactive Casp7 by upstream caspases, it undergoes auto-proteolysis into a p20 subunit (fragment containing residues 57–198) and p11 subunit (207–303) that associate to form an active Casp7 [48 ].2015 August 29, “An Engineered Split Intein for Photoactivated Protein Trans -Splicing”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of prodomain

pluralprodomains

Origin of prodomain

From pro- + domain.

Questions about prodomain

What does prodomain mean?
Prodomain means a domain of a proprotein.
What part of speech is prodomain?
Prodomain is a noun.
What is the plural of prodomain?
The plural of prodomain is prodomains.

Words near prodomain in the dictionary

  1. prodnoses
  2. prodnosing
  3. prodns.
  4. prodocyte
  5. prodom
  6. prodomain
  7. prodomains
  8. prodorsal
  9. prodoxid
  10. prodoxids
  11. prodroma

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