proteasome

(noun)

a complex protein, found in bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic cells, that breaks down other proteins via proteolysis

Related Terms

  • ubiquitin

Examples of proteasome in the following topics:

  • Regulating Protein Activity and Longevity

    • These proteins are moved to the proteasome, an organelle that functions to remove proteins to be degraded .
    • Proteins with ubiquitin tags are marked for degradation within the proteasome.
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