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phosphoprotein

[ fos-foh-proh-teen, -tee-in ]

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. a protein, as casein or ovalbumin, in which one or more hydroxyl groups of serine, threonine, or tyrosine are hydroxylated.


phosphoprotein

/ ˌɒəˈəʊپː /

noun

  1. any of a group of conjugated proteins, esp casein, in which the protein molecule is bound to phosphoric acid
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phosphoprotein

/ ŏ′fō-ōŧ′ /

  1. Any of a group of proteins, such as casein, containing chemically bound phosphoric acid.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of phosphoprotein1

First recorded in 1905–10; phospho- + protein
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Structural studies on the authentic mumps virus nucleocapsid showing uncoiling by the phosphoprotein.

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This analysis suggested that DNA sequencing did not identify all samples with phosphoprotein evidence of activation of a given signalling pathway.

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Phosphorus in meat occurs as phosphoprotein in the nucleoproteins of cell nuclei, and lecithoproteins in the brain and to a less extent in other tissues as phosphorized fats.

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