Prolipoprotein

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The protein part of a lipoprotein, before lipid attachment
Adjective
  1. 1
    Involved in the biosynthesis of lipoprotein not-comparable

    "Inactivation of the prolipoprotein diacylglycerol transferase (lgt) in ΔbgsA abrogated TNF-α induction by a ΔbgsA_lgt double mutant indicating that lipoproteins mediate increased activation of mouse macrophages by ΔbgsA."

Example

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"Inactivation of the prolipoprotein diacylglycerol transferase (lgt) in ΔbgsA abrogated TNF-α induction by a ΔbgsA_lgt double mutant indicating that lipoproteins mediate increased activation of mouse macrophages by ΔbgsA."

Etymology

From pro- + lipoprotein.

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