Nucleoprotein

Nucleoprotein

A nucleoprotein is any protein that is structurally associated with nucleic acid[1] (either DNA or RNA).

Many viruses harness this protein, and they are known for being host-specific. That is, they find it difficult to infect species besides the ones they normally infect.

Examples

The prototypical example is any of the histone class of proteins, which are identifiable on strands of chromatin. Telomerase, a RNP (RNA/protein complex), and Protamines are also nucleoproteins.

See also

References

  1. ^ MeSH Nucleoproteins
v · Carrier proteins, Nucleoprotein: RNA-binding protein
Butyrate response factor 1 • Fragile X mental retardation protein • Rev • hu paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis antigens • mRNA cleavage and polyadenylation factors (Cleavage and polyadenylation specificity factor, Cleavage stimulation factor) • host factor 1 protein • Aconitase (ACO1, ACO2) • nuclear factor 90 proteins (ILF2) • Poly(A)-binding protein (PABPC1, PABPC3, PABPC4) • polypyrimidine tract-binding protein • ribonucleoprotein • RNA cap-binding protein (Cap binding complex, EIF4E, EIF4G1) • SMN complex proteins (SMN1, SMN2, DDX20)
B bsyn: dna (repl, cycl, reco, repr) · tscr (fact, tcrg, nucl, rnat, rept, ptts) · tltn (risu, pttl, nexn) · dnab, rnab/runp · stru (domn, 1°, 2°, 3°, 4°)



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