polyprotein

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Meaning

1. noun Any protein (especially ones produced by viruses) that cleave to produce a number of polypeptides, some of which act as hormones

Similar words

pol nonstructural polycytokine proteohormone proprotein proglucagon heteromultimer multimer polydepsipeptide polypeptide

Often followed by

precursor is processing that of precursors and cleavage which