Agnoprotein

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of a family of viral proteins that play indirect roles in the biological processes and activities of viruses

    "Expression of the viral proteins VP1 and agnoprotein was measured in whole cell protein extracts by Western blot."

Example

More examples

"Expression of the viral proteins VP1 and agnoprotein was measured in whole cell protein extracts by Western blot."

Etymology

From a- + Latin gnōscō (“know”) + protein, in reference to agnogene, the gene from which polyomavirus family of agnoprotein emerges.

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