sumo protein

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Definition of sumo protein in English English dictionary

Any of a family of small proteins that attach themselves to other proteins within cells and modify their function

(Tıp, İlaç) Small Ubiquitin-related Modifier or SUMO proteins are a family of small proteins that are covalently attached to and detached from other proteins in cells to modify their function. SUMOylation is a post-translational modification involved in various cellular processes, such as nuclear-cytosolic transport, transcriptional regulation, apoptosis, protein stability, response to stress, and progression through the cell cycle

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SUMO proteins

plural form of SUMO protein

Hyphenation

Su·mo pro·tein

Turkish pronunciation

sumō prōtin

Synonyms

small ubiquitin-related modifier

Pronunciation

/ˈso͞omō ˈprōˌtēn/ /ˈsuːmoʊ ˈproʊˌtiːn/