stressosome

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noun

A structure, composed of proteins, in some bacteria, that interacts with stressors

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Meanings

nounstressosome (plural stressosomes)

plural stressosomes

  1. A structure, composed of proteins, in some bacteria, that interacts with stressors

    The association of RsbR and its homologues with RsbS and dissociable RsbT forms a supramolecular stressosome that functions as the signaling hub and integrates multiple physical stress signals for the activation of σ B [19 ].

    2015 September 18, “Methylatable Signaling Helix Coordinated Inhibitory Receiver Domain in Sensor Kinase Modulates Environmental Stress Response in Bacillus Cereus”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From stress + -o- + -some.

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