scaffold protein

noun

Proteins that bring together various other proteins in a signaling pathway and allow for their interaction. They recruit downstream effectors in a pathway and enhance specificity of the signal.

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Meanings

nounscaffold protein (plural scaffold proteins)

plural scaffold proteins

  1. biochemistryProteins that bring together various other proteins in a signaling pathway and allow for their interaction. They recruit downstream effectors in a pathway and enhance specificity of the signal.

Translations

German Gerüstprotein
  • Gerüstproteinprotein
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