premembrane

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ membrane

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛmbɹeɪn

Noun

premembrane (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) A signal peptide responsible for dengue envelope translocation in cells
   • 2015, Rome Buathong et al., “Detection of Zika Virus Infection in Thailand, 2012–2014”, in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene‎^[1], volume 93, →DOI:

     Acute samples were tested by real-time RT-PCR targeting the premembrane (prM)/envelope gene at the Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS). 2 Three samples taken from Ratchaburi province, Thailand, were positive for ZIKV infection based on serologic studies whereas ZIKV RNA was detected in the other four samples.