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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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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

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

Non-parametric two-tailed Kolmogorov–Smirnov test; NS, not significant. d, Kaplan–Meier survival curve of human embryos following microinjection of Cas9 protein or sgRNA2b–Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complex.

From Nature Sep. 19, 2017

Data are mean ± s.d. f, Quantification of proportions of OCT4-null, mosaic or wild-type mouse blastocysts after microinjection of the sgRNA2b–Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complex at concentrations indicated.

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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