chaperome
cha·per·ome
chaperome · chaperomes
All the proteins called chaperones that assist in the folding of misfolded proteins in…All the proteins called chaperones that assist in the folding of misfolded proteins in an organism, and other functions.
UK/ˈʃæpəɹəʊm/US/ˈʃæpəɹoʊm/
Meaning
1 sensesAll the proteins called chaperones that assist in the folding of misfolded proteins in an organism, and other functions.
Origin
From chaperone + -ome (suffix indicating the complete whole of a class of substances for aFrom chaperone + -ome (suffix indicating the complete whole of a class of substances for a species or an individual), coined by American biochemist Xiaodong Wang and his collaborators in a November 2006 article in Cell: see the quotation.
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Forms
plural: chaperomes| Singular | chaperome |
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedepichaperome