signal peptide

collocation in English

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signal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈsɪɡ.nəl/us
/ˈsɪɡ.nəl/
noticeable ...
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peptide
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpep.taɪd/us
/ˈpep.taɪd/
a chemical compound that is made of a small chain of two or more ...
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(Definition ofsignalandpeptidefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsignal peptide

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Ionic channels formed by a primary amphipathic peptide containing asignalpeptideand a nuclear localization sequence.
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A transmembrane form of the prion protein contains an uncleavedsignalpeptideand is retained in the endoplasmic reticulum.
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Conformations and orientations of asignalpeptideinteracting with phospholipid monolayers.
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Sec-independent insertion of thylakoid membrane proteins - analysis of insertion forces and identification of a loop intermediate involving thesignalpeptide.
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The amino acid sequence coded for a 277 amino acid protein including a putativesignalpeptide.
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The putativesignalpeptideis italicised.
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This peptide is cleaved from a longer precursor with asignalpeptideand a glutamine-rich propeptide.
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Signal peptidase may cleave either during or after completion of translocation to generate a freesignalpeptideand a mature protein.
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Thesignalpeptidepre-region is required for targeting the enzyme to the endoplasmic reticulum and consists of about 25 amino acid residues.
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Thesignalpeptideis cleaved off in the endoplasmic reticulum.
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Analysis of menin amino acid sequence did not reveal homologies to any other known human or mammalian protein, sequence motif, orsignalpeptide.
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They are synthesised with a 19- to 28-residuesignalpeptide.
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It stays membrane-bound as long as there is nosignalpeptide.
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Certain membrane-bound proteins are targeted to the secretory pathway by their first transmembrane domain, which resembles a typicalsignalpeptide.
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Thesignalpeptideis typically removed at the destination by a signal peptidase.
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The gene encodes a protein of 383 residues, including a typicalsignalpeptideof 12 amino acids.
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Before the hormone is released from the cell, thesignalpeptideand other amino acids are removed.
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The protein product of this gene consists of asignalpeptide, 11 extracellular calcium-binding domains, a transmembrane domain and a unique cytoplasmic domain.
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In the comparison, exon coding regions including the mature myotoxin and thesignalpeptidewere 98% and 100% similar, respectively.
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Insulin, for example, is synthesized as preproinsulin, which yields proinsulin after thesignalpeptidehas been cleaved.
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