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oligopyrimidine en · NOUN

Etymology

From oligo- + pyrimidine.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A portion of DNA or RNA containing several consecutive pyrimidine bases
   • However, mTOR-sensitive translatomes commonly include mRNAs with a 5’ terminal oligopyrimidine tract (TOP), such as those encoding ribosomal proteins, but not ISGs. Because these translatomes were obtained under conditions when ISG expression is not induced, we examined the mTOR-sensitive translatome in human WISH cells stimulated with IFN β. 2015 July 25, “Assessment of mTOR-Dependent Translational Regulation of Interferon Stimulated Genes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

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