Definition of nucleoprotein in English:
nucleoprotein
noun ˌnjuːklɪə(ʊ)ˈprəʊtiːnˌn(y)o͞oklēōˈprōtēn
Biochemistry A complex consisting of a nucleic acid bonded to a protein.
Example sentencesExamples
- The biochemical composition and molecular structure of main components of the nucleoprotein complexes are currently studied in detail, whereas general principles of their supramolecular organization still remain unclear.
- A monoclonal antibody to influenza nucleoprotein was purchased from QED Biosciences (San Diego, CA).
- The other important proteins include the nucleoprotein closely associated with the helical RNA, phospho-protein P, matrix protein M, and L protein.
- In particular, work on vesicular stomatitis viruses has shown that the phosphoprotein, or P protein, interacts directly with the polymerase and nucleoproteins and plays a role in transcription and replication.
- In the present work we investigate the polyelectrolyte properties of solutions of isolated nucleosome core particles over the range of ionic conditions maintaining the stability of the nucleoprotein complexes.