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- noun biochemistry A
protein , found in almost all living things, thought to have multiple functions
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Examples
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Genetic analysis showed that this resistant worm had a single mutation in the gene for a protein called prohibitin 2.
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If bairns below the age o 'ten year is no' tae work underground, how long will it be afore they're prohibitin 'their employment in factories, will ye tell me?
Flashman's Lady Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1977
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CAIR sued the State of Oklahoma who passed a law prohibitin g Sharia.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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"We are working to target various cancer drugs to taxane-resistant cells by attaching them to compounds that bind to prohibitin," Zetter explains.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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"The interesting finding was that prohibitin was not just another over-expressed protein,"
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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"We are working to target various cancer drugs to taxane-resistant cells by attaching them to compounds that bind to prohibitin," Zetter explains.
R&D Mag - News 2010
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"We are working to target various cancer drugs to taxane-resistant cells by attaching them to compounds that bind to prohibitin," Zetter explains.
R&D Mag - News 2010
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One such compound is already known, and works well in animals to target other prohibitin-rich cells, but has yet to be tested in humans.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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One such compound is already known, and works well in animals to target other prohibitin-rich cells, but has yet to be tested in humans.
R&D Mag - News 2010
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One such compound is already known, and works well in animals to target other prohibitin-rich cells, but has yet to be tested in humans.
R&D Mag - News 2010
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