Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A cellular protein complex consisting of proteolytic enzymes that mainly degrade endogenous proteins that are damaged, pathogenic, or no longer necessary, such as cyclins.
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- noun biochemistry A complex
protein , found inbacterial ,archeal andeukaryotic cells , that breaks down other proteins viaproteolysis .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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The 20s proteasome is the result of a duplication of a homomer.
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The 20s proteasome is a heteromer composed of 28 non-identical subunits.
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The drug seems to work by stopping an enzyme called the proteasome from degrading proteins no longer needed by the cell.
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The active surface of the proteasome is within the barrel where it is shielded from the rest of the cell.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2004 - Information for the Public 2004
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The labeled protein molecule is transported to a type of waste disposer inside the cell called the proteasome, which recognizes the label rather like a key fitting into a lock.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2004 - Presentation Speech 2004
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There are also other drugs called proteasome inhibitors.
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The trial, which is set to begin in the first half of this year in 200 centers, will use a combination of carfilzomib, which is a so-called proteasome inhibitor, with dexamethasone and
San Antonio Business News - Local San Antonio News | The San Antonio Business Journal 2010
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The trial, which is set to begin in the first half of this year in 200 centers, will use a combination of carfilzomib, which is a so-called proteasome inhibitor, with dexamethasone and
San Francisco Business News - Local San Francisco News | The San Francisco Business Times 2010
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The trial, which is set to begin in the first half of this year in 200 centers, will use a combination of carfilzomib, which is a so-called proteasome inhibitor, with dexamethasone and
Dallas Business News - Local Dallas News | Dallas Business Journal 2010
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Laboratory, Stony Brook University (SBU), and Weill Cornell Medical College describe new features of how this structure, known as a proteasome, is put together and how it works.
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