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ribonucleoprotein

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[rahy-boh-noo-klee-oh-proh-teen, -tee-in, -nyoo-] / ˌraɪ boʊˌnu kli oʊˈproʊ tin, -ti ɪn, -ˌnju- /

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. a substance composed of RNA in close association with protein; a nucleoprotein containing RNA. RNP


Etymology

Origin of ribonucleoprotein

First recorded in 1935–40; ribo(se) + nucleoprotein


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RNA-seq dataset generated from human single cell samples at the blastocyst stage following microinjection of sgRNA2b/Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complex compared to Cas9 injected controls.

From Nature ● Sep. 19, 2017

This file contains the read depth and alignment rate for each single-cell RNA-seq sample from the Cas9 microinjected controls and the sgRNA2b/Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complex microinjected embryos collected at the blastocyst stage.

From Nature ● Sep. 19, 2017

It has been suggested that microinjection of sgRNA and Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complexes may reduce mosaicism and allelic complexity by bypassing the requirement for Cas9 translation and sgRNA–Cas9 complex formation in embryos19, 20.

From Nature ● Sep. 19, 2017

All other embryos were microinjected with the sgRNA2b–Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complex.

From Nature ● Sep. 19, 2017

Isolation of ribonucleoprotein particles from rat brain microsomes by a liquid two-phase system.

From Scientific American ● May 1, 2013

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