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stressosomes

stressosomes is the plural of stressosome.

Meaning of stressosome

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

Questions about stressosomes

What is stressosomes the plural of?
Stressosomes is the plural of stressosome.

Words near stressosomes in the dictionary

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

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