autoinhibited
- adjective
- /ˌɔːtoʊɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd/
- Specialized
- Researchers discovered that the enzyme is autoinhibited by a segment of its own structure.
Examples
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In this state, the protein remains autoinhibited until a signal is received.
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In its autoinhibited form, the molecule cannot perform its normal biological function.
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The protein remains autoinhibited until it interacts with a specific signaling molecule.
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The enzyme is autoinhibited by its own structure.
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The protein remains autoinhibited until it interacts with a specific signaling molecule.
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Researchers discovered that the enzyme is autoinhibited by a segment of its own structure.
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In its autoinhibited form, the molecule cannot perform its normal biological function.
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Etymology
Autoinhibited is made of auto- ('self') and inhibit ('to hold back'), like the auto- in automatic. So, it describes a protein or molecule that 'holds itself back' and cannot work until something else changes it.