<protein> Protein that, after synthesis, is cleaved to produce several functionally distinct polypeptides. Some viruses produce such proteins and some polypeptide hormones seem to be cleaved from a single precursor polyprotein (pro opimelanocortin, for example). ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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Protein that, after synthesis, is cleaved to produce several functionally distinct polypeptides. Some viruses produce such proteins, and some polypeptide hormones seem to be cleaved from a single precursor polyprotein (pro-opiomelanocortin, for example).
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