posttranslational
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of posttranslational
1970–75; post- + translational ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Huang, Y., Xu, L., Sun, Y. & Nabel, G. J. The assembly of Ebola virus nucleocapsid requires virion-associated proteins 35 and 24 and posttranslational modification of nucleoprotein.
From Nature • Nov. 7, 2017
For example, Chemical & Engineering News states that this "...involves a previously unknown cycle of posttranslational modifications, in addition to the transcription of a well-known handful of clock genes..."
From Scientific American • Feb. 11, 2011
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