Medical Definition of Ribonucleoprotein

1. Complexes of RNA and protein involved in a wide range of cellular processes. Besides ribosomes (with which ribonucleoprotein was originally almost synonymous), in eukaryotic cells both initial RNA transcripts in the nucleus (hnRNA) and cytoplasmic mRNAs exist as complexes with specific sets of proteins. Processing (splicing) of the former is carried out by small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNP). Other examples are the signal recognition particle responsible for targetting proteins to endoplasmic reticulum and a complex involved in termination of transcription. Acronym: RNP (23 Aug 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ribonucleoprotein

ribofuranose
ribofuranosylthymine
ribokinase
ribonuclease
ribonuclease
ribonucleases
ribonucleases
ribonuclease (Bacillus subtilis)
ribonuclease (pancreatic)
ribonuclease D
ribonuclease t1
ribonucleic acid
ribonucleic acid
ribonucleinase
ribonucleinase
ribonucleoprotein (current term)
ribonucleoproteins
ribonucleoside
ribonucleoside
ribonucleoside-triphosphate reductase
ribonucleosides
ribonucleosides
ribonucleoside diphosphate reductase
ribonucleotide
ribonucleotide
ribonucleotides
ribonucleotides
ribonucleotide polymerase
ribonucleotide reductase
ribonucleotide reductases

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