ribonucleoprotein

American  

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

noun

Biochemistry.

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

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Etymology

Origin of ribonucleoprotein

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

From Nature

A representative graph indicating aneuploidy in embryos following Cas9 protein and sgRNA2b–Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complex microinjection. c, Phase-contrast images of starting blastocysts and blastocysts that developed following microinjection of the sgRNA2b–Cas9 complex compared to Cas9 protein-injected controls.

From Nature

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