English Explanatory Dictionary

ubiquitin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of a class of small protein, or polypeptide, present in the cells of all eukaryotes, that play a part in modifying and degrading proteins.

Pronunciation

/juːˈbɪkwɪtɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ubiquitin.wav

Word forms

ubiquitin ubiquitins

Etymology

From ubiquitous + -in.

Related words

ubiquityl ubiquitylate ubiquitylation

Derived words

autodeubiquitinate autodeubiquitination autoubiquitinate autoubiquitination deubiquitin deubiquitinase deubiquitinate deubiquitinated deubiquitinating deubiquitination deubiquitinylate deubiquitinylating deubiquitinylation diubiquitin diubiquitinated exodeubiquitinase hypoubiquitination monoubiquitin monoubiquitinase monoubiquitinate monoubiquitinated monoubiquitination monoubiquitinylated monoubiquitinylation multiubiquitin multiubiquitinated multiubiquitination nonubiquitinated oligoubiquitin oligoubiquitinated oligoubiquitination polyubiquitin polyubiquitinate polyubiquitinated polyubiquitination polyubiquitinylate polyubiquitinylated polyubiquitinylation selfubiquitination small ubiquitin-related modifier tetraubiquitin tetraubiquitinated tetraubiquitination transubiquitinating transubiquitination triubiquitin triubiquitinated ubiquitinable ubiquitinase ubiquitinate ubiquitinated ubiquitination ubiquitinized ubiquitin ligase ubiquitinome ubiquitinoylation ubiquitinyl ubiquitinylate ubiquitinylation unubiquitinated

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