prolipoprotein
English edit
Etymology edit
pro- + lipoprotein
Adjective edit
prolipoprotein (not comparable)
- Involved in the biosynthesis of lipoprotein
- 2015 July 15, “Enterococcus faecalis Glycolipids Modulate Lipoprotein-Content of the Bacterial Cell Membrane and Host Immune Response”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- Inactivation of the prolipoprotein diacylglycerol transferase (lgt) in ΔbgsA abrogated TNF-α induction by a ΔbgsA_lgt double mutant indicating that lipoproteins mediate increased activation of mouse macrophages by ΔbgsA.
Noun edit
prolipoprotein (plural prolipoproteins)
- (biochemistry) The protein part of a lipoprotein, before lipid attachment