Prolipoprotein
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The protein part of a lipoprotein, before lipid attachment
Adjective
- 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
More examples"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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