structural protein

collocation in English

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structural
adjective
uk
/ˈstrʌk.tʃər.əl/us
/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ.əl/
relating to the way in which parts of a system or object ...
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protein
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈprəʊ.tiːn/us
/ˈproʊ.tiːn/
one of the many substances found in food such as meat, cheese, fish, or eggs, that is necessary for the body to grow and ...
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(Definition ofstructuralandproteinfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It has also been identified as astructuralproteinfor chromosomes.
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First, they are keratinocytes (keratin cells) whose primary function is to produce keratin, a strongstructuralprotein.
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These tissues form a framework, or matrix, for the body, and are composed of two majorstructuralproteinmolecules: collagen and elastin.
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Actions include stimulation ofstructuralproteinsynthesis, general metabolic processes, and mechanisms necessary for neurotransmitter synthesis and release.
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The remarkable functional conservation of cell-to-cell coupling throughout the animal kingdom, however, is not matched at the molecular level of thestructuralproteincomponents.
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Intercellular trafficking and protein delivery by a herpesvirusstructuralprotein.
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It strongly represses the transcription of the minorstructuralproteinand, to a lesser extent, of its own gene.
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The amount of target protein is normalized to thestructuralproteinto control between groups.
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The microscopic hairs of these cells arestructuralproteinfilaments that project out into the fluid.
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The bacterial adhesion consists primarily of an intramembranousstructuralproteinwhich provides a scaffold upon which several extracellular adhesins may be attached.
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Both segments have an ambisense organization, coding for astructuralproteinin one sense and the non-structural proteins on the complementary strand.
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Hemoglobin is a large complex molecule composed of heme, an iron-based part to which oxygen can bind, and globin, astructuralproteinchain.
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Such processes include membrane trafficking, synaptic vesicle recycling, myelinstructuralproteinformation, and cholesterol and protein synthesis.
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It helps transcribe the -spectrinstructuralproteinwhich is critical for the shape of red blood cells.
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Osteopontin is an extracellularstructuralproteinand therefore an organic component of bone.
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Dystrophin, astructuralprotein, connects the sarcomere, sarcolemma, and extracellular matrix components.
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Collagen, an abundantstructuralproteinin animals, and keratina protein that forms hair and nails, can also serve as food sources.
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The process is commonly repeated for astructuralprotein, such as actin or tubulin, that should not change between samples.
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