ubiquitin
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a small protein, present in all eukaryotic cells, that participates in the destruction of defective proteins and in the synthesis of new proteins.
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| biochem a small polypeptide, found in most eukaryotic cells, that combines with other proteins to make them susceptible to degradation | |
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| ubiquiti'nation | |
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Ubiquitin
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Medical Dictionary
ubiquitin u·biq·ui·tin (y&oomacr;-bĭk'wĭ-tĭn)
n.
A polypeptide found in all eukaryotic cells including plant cells that participates in a variety of cellular functions including protein degradation.
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Example sentences from the web
Proteins are tagged for degradation by a small protein called ubiquitin.
The tagging reaction is catalyzed by enzymes called ubiquitin ligases.
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