Ubiquitin Definition

yo͝o-bĭkwĭ-tĭn
noun
A polypeptide consisting of 76 amino acids and found in all eukaryotic cells, whose main cellular function is to tag other proteins that will undergo degradation.
American Heritage

Origin of Ubiquitin

  • ubiquit(ous) –in

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Ubiquitin Sentence Examples

  • The terminal carboxyl of each ubiquitin is linked to the e -amino group of a lysine residue of the adjacent ubiquitin in the chain.

  • These include components of signaling pathways and ubiquitin ligase proteins that regulate signal receptor trafficking.

  • A particular area of genes that should control the production and function of a protein called ubiquitin is either absent or ineffective.

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UUBUBI

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NINTIN

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