prolipoprotein

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adjective

Involved in the biosynthesis of lipoprotein

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Meanings

adjectiveprolipoprotein (not comparable)
  1. not comparableInvolved in the biosynthesis of lipoprotein

    Inactivation of the prolipoprotein diacylglycerol transferase (lgt) in ΔbgsA abrogated TNF-α induction by a ΔbgsA_lgt double mutant indicating that lipoproteins mediate increased activation of mouse macrophages by ΔbgsA.

    2015 July 15, “Enterococcus faecalis Glycolipids Modulate Lipoprotein-Content of the Bacterial Cell Membrane and Host Immune Response”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
nounprolipoprotein (plural prolipoproteins)

plural prolipoproteins

  1. biochemistryThe protein part of a lipoprotein, before lipid attachment

Origin

From pro- + lipoprotein.

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