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  1. inteinnoun

    A segment of a protein, analogous to an intron, that is able to excise itself, the gap being closed with a peptide bond

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  1. intein

    Protein splicing is an intramolecular reaction of a particular protein in which an internal protein segment (called an intein) is removed from a precursor protein with a ligation of C-terminal and N-terminal external proteins (called exteins) on both sides. The splicing junction of the precursor protein is mainly a cysteine or a serine, which are amino acids containing a nucleophilic side chain. The protein splicing reactions which are known now do not require exogenous cofactors or energy sources such as adenosine triphosphate (ATP) or guanosine triphosphate (GTP). Normally, splicing is associated only with pre-mRNA splicing. This precursor protein contains three segments—an N-extein followed by the intein followed by a C-extein. After splicing has taken place, the resulting protein contains the N-extein linked to the C-extein; this splicing product is also termed an extein.

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  1. Intein

    An intein is a segment of a protein that is able to excise itself and rejoin the remaining portions with a peptide bond in a process termed protein splicing. Inteins have also been called "protein introns". Intein-mediated protein splicing occurs after the intein-containing mRNA has been translated into a protein. This precursor protein contains three segments — an N-extein followed by the intein followed by a C-extein. After splicing has taken place, the resulting protein contains the N-extein linked to the C-extein; this splicing product is also termed an extein.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of intein in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of intein in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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