Concept information
Preferred term
Inteins
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Intervening Protein Sequence
- Intervening Protein Sequences
- Intron, Protein
- Introns, Protein
- Protein Intron
- Protein Introns
- Protein Sequence, Intervening
- Protein Sequences, Intervening
- Sequence, Intervening Protein
- Sequences, Intervening Protein
Scope note
- The internal fragments of precursor proteins (INternal proTEINS) that are autocatalytically removed by PROTEIN SPLICING. The flanking fragments (EXTEINS) are ligated forming mature proteins. The nucleic acid sequences coding for inteins are considered to be MOBILE GENETIC ELEMENTS. Inteins are composed of self-splicing domains and an endonuclease domain which plays a role in the spread of the intein's genomic sequence. Mini-inteins are composed of the self-splicing domains only.
History note
- 2005
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D047668
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