signalase

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noun

A peptidase that cleaves signal peptides from secreted proteins cotranslationally

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Meanings

nounsignalase (plural signalases)

plural signalases

  1. biochemistryA peptidase that cleaves signal peptides from secreted proteins cotranslationally

Origin

From signal + -ase.

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APA

signalase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/signalase

MLA

“signalase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/signalase. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “signalase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/signalase.

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