Medical Definition of Housekeeping protein
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Those sets of proteins involved in the basic functioning of a cell or the set of cells in an organism, for example enzymes involved in synthesis and processing of DNA, RNA, proteins or the major metabolic pathways. As opposed to luxury proteins.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Housekeeping Protein
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