English Explanatory Dictionary

scaffold protein

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Proteins that bring together various other proteins in a signaling pathway and allow for their interaction. They recruit downstream effectors in a pathway and enhance specificity of the signal.

Word forms

scaffold protein scaffold proteins
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