English Explanatory Dictionary

bromodomain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A protein domain that recognises acetylated lysine residues such as those on the N-terminal tails of histones, often a prerequisite for protein-histone association and chromatin remodeling.

Word forms

bromodomain bromodomains

Etymology

From the drosophila gene Brahma or brm, where it occurs as a structural motif, and domain. Not related to bromo- (“bromine”).

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