methylosome

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noun

A cluster of proteins responsible for methylation

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Meanings

nounmethylosome (plural methylosomes)

plural methylosomes

  1. biochemistryA cluster of proteins responsible for methylation

Origin

From methyl + -some.

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APA

methylosome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methylosome

MLA

“methylosome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methylosome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “methylosome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methylosome.

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