Definition of Translocon

1. Noun. (biochemistry) A complex of proteins associated with the translocation of nascent polypeptides into the interior space of the endoplasmic reticulum from the cytosol ¹

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Medical Definition of Translocon

1. The complex of proteins associated with the translocation of nascent polypeptides into the cisternal space of the endoplasmic reticulum. The translocon is a multi functional complex involved in regulating the interaction of ribosomes with the endoplasmic reticulum as well as regulating translocation and the integration of membrane proteins in the correct orientation. TRAM, signal peptidase and signal recognition protein are among the proteins associated with the translocon. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Translocon

translocase
translocases
translocate
translocated
translocates
translocating
translocation
translocation (genetics)
translocation carrier
translocation chromosome
translocational
translocations
translocative
translocator
translocators
translocon (current term)
translocons
translocus
translog
translogarithmic
translucence
translucences
translucencies
translucency
translucent
translucent substance
translucently
translucid
translumbar aortography
transluminal

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