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Definition of "polyribosome" []

  • A cluster of ribosomes connected by a strand of messenger RNA and actively synthesizing protein. Also called polysome. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "polyribosome" in a sentence
  • "Previous work from our lab showed that ZNF9 co-sediments with the polyribosome fractions, suggesting an interaction with the ribosome and a role in translation"
  • "To determine if ZNF9 copurifies with human polysomes, lysates from HeLa cells were loaded onto a sucrose cushion and the polyribosome fraction was isolated."
  • "The addition of EDTA disrupts polyribosome formation and is often used as a control to rule out association with other high molecular weight complexes that co-sediment with ribosomes"
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