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- noun Plural form of
intein .
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Examples
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Here, portions of the original translation product have to be cleaved out (inteins) and others joined together (exteins) before yielding a functional protein.
Gene Rheinberger, Hans-Jörg 2009
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The virus also carries some molecular parasites called inteins.
Ars Technica John Timmer 2010
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The virus also carries some molecular parasites called inteins.
Ars Technica John Timmer 2010
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The technique relies on strings of amino acids called inteins, which can autonomously cut themselves out of proteins.
Powerful protein editors offer new ways of probing living cells Asher Mullard 2025
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The technique relies on strings of amino acids called inteins, which can autonomously cut themselves out of proteins.
Powerful protein editors offer new ways of probing living cells Asher Mullard 2025
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