proteasome
noun
pro·te·a·some
ˈprō-tē-ə-ˌsōm 
: a hollow, cylindrical cellular structure that is a complex of proteases involved in the selective degradation of intracellular proteins and especially proteins marked for proteolysis by ubiquitin
Tagged proteins are then fed into the proteasome, a barrel-shaped multi-protein complex that chops proteins down into their component amino acids for reuse.—
Caroline Williams, New Scientist
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“Proteasome.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/proteasome. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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