Prodomain

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A domain of a proprotein

    "When a prodomain is cleaved from inactive Casp7 by upstream caspases, it undergoes auto-proteolysis into a p20 subunit (fragment containing residues 57–198) and p11 subunit (207–303) that associate to form an active Casp7 [48 ]."

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"When a prodomain is cleaved from inactive Casp7 by upstream caspases, it undergoes auto-proteolysis into a p20 subunit (fragment containing residues 57–198) and p11 subunit (207–303) that associate to form an active Casp7 [48 ]."

Etymology

From pro- + domain.

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