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glycoprotein

glycoprotein

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A protein that has sugar parts attached and helps cells work
  • noun
  • /ˌɡlaɪkoʊˈproʊtiːn/
  • Specialized
: glucoproteína
  • Respiratory airway mucus is a complex mixture of glycoproteins, proteoglycans, lipids, lesser quantities of other proteins, and sometimes DNA.
  • surface glycoprotein
  • glycoprotein vaccine
  • viral glycoprotein

It's outside its glycoprotein more resembles Ebola virus than Arena virus.

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Examples

  • Their surface is covered with a dense coat of a single protein, and they have variable surface glycoproteins, so they can vary their surface properties.

  • There are two glycoproteins, haemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA), on the surface of the virus.

    Academic text (2012)

  • A mutant strain in which the sequences that code the viral glycoprotein have been changed slightly.

  • When the virus mutates, it alters these glycoproteins, particularly HA.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Antibody to these glycoproteins is required to confer immunity.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The development of novel glycoprotein-specific antibodies is likely to provide novel tools with high specificity and large clinical potential.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Envelope glycoproteins E1 and E2 are known to be critical for attachment to the target cell membrane.

    Academic text (2007)

  • MCP is a widely expressed transmembrane glycoprotein that regulates complement activation.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The capsular polysaccharide, glycoproteins, and hepta-acylated lipooligosaccharide (LOS) all contribute to the virulence of Acinetobacter baumannii.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The vaccine contains an Ebola glycoprotein that cannot cause disease but does trigger immunity.

Surface Forms

glycoprotein singular
glycoproteins plural

Morphology

glycoprotein = protein (transparent) = glyco + protein

The form denotes a protein with carbohydrate (sugar) chains attached and the meaning follows directly from the combining form 'glyco-' plus 'protein'.

Etymology

Glycoprotein breaks into glyco- meaning 'sweet' or 'sugar', as in glucose, and protein, meaning a molecule in the body, so a glycoprotein is a protein with sugar chains attached to it.