proteasome

See also: protéasome

English

Alternative forms

• proteosome

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) protease + -some

Noun

proteasome (plural proteasomes)

1. (biochemistry) A complex protein, found in bacterial, archeal and eukaryotic cells, that breaks down other proteins via proteolysis.

   Synonym: prosome

Derived terms

• immunoproteasome
• proteasomal
• proteasomic
• spermatoproteasome

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蛋白酶體／蛋白酶体 (dànbáiméitǐ)

• Danish: proteasom n
• French: protéasome (fr) m
• Italian: proteasoma (it) m
• Spanish: proteasoma m