Definition of Riboswitch

1. Noun. (biochemistry) A segment within the leading end of a messenger RNA transcript that is able to gauge the cell's need for the protein encoded by the rest of the message, then to rearrange its shape to control whether that protein is manufactured ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Riboswitch

ribosomal neutral proteinase
ribosomal protein
ribosomal protein S6 kinase kinase
ribosomal protein s6 kinase
ribosomal proteins
ribosomally
ribosome
ribosome-lamella complex
ribosome binding site
ribosomes
ribosomic
ribosomopathy
ribostamycin
ribostamycin 3'-O-phosphotransferase
ribosuria
riboswitch (current term)
riboswitches
ribosyl
ribosylate
ribosylates
ribosylating
ribosylation
ribosylations
ribosylhydrolase
ribosylpurine
ribosyls
ribosylthymidine
ribosyltransferase
ribothymidine
ribothymidylic acid

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