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stressosome

stressosome noun: a structure, composed of proteins, in some bacteria, that interacts with stressors.

Noun

stressosome (plural stressosomes)

  1. A structure, composed of proteins, in some bacteria, that interacts with stressors
    • The association of RsbR and its homologues with RsbS and dissociable RsbT forms a supramolecular stressosome that functions as the signaling hub and integrates multiple physical stress signals for the activation of σ B [19 ].2015 September 18, “Methylatable Signaling Helix Coordinated Inhibitory Receiver Domain in Sensor Kinase Modulates Environmental Stress Response in Bacillus Cereus”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of stressosome

pluralstressosomes

Origin of stressosome

From stress + -o- + -some.

Questions about stressosome

What does stressosome mean?
Stressosome means a structure, composed of proteins, in some bacteria, that interacts with stressors.
What part of speech is stressosome?
Stressosome is a noun.
What is the plural of stressosome?
The plural of stressosome is stressosomes.

Words near stressosome in the dictionary

  1. stresslet
  2. stresslets
  3. stressogenic
  4. stressor
  5. stressors
  6. stressosome
  7. stressosomes
  8. stressproof
  9. stresswise
  10. stressy
  11. stretch

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