disaggregase

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noun

Any enzyme that breaks up protein aggregates

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Meanings

noundisaggregase (plural disaggregases)

plural disaggregases

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme that breaks up protein aggregates

    Another small molecule, Hsp104,a protein disaggregase, can rapidly resolubilize denatured protein aggregates and restore function of proteins [ 94, 95 ].

    2014 July 4, Zhe Long, Beisha Tang, Hong Jiang, “Alleviating neurodegeneration in Drosophila models of PolyQ diseases”, in Cerebellum & Ataxias, volume 1, →DOI
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