Riboswitch

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounA segment within the leading end of a messenger RNA transcript that is able to gauge the cell's need for the protein encoded by the rest of the message, then to rearrange its shape to control whether that protein is manufactured

Synonyms

antiswitch riboregulator riborepressor ribosylase transribosylation ribosyltransferase ribosilation ribotransferase ribosylation ribozyme riboprobe smrna

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