proteasome

See also: protéasome

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Etymology

From protease +‎ -some.

Noun

proteasome (plural proteasomes)

  1. (biochemistry) A complex protein, found in bacterial, archeal and eukaryotic cells, that breaks down other proteins via proteolysis.
    Synonym: prosome

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