immunoproteasome
Noun
Meaning
immunoproteasome (plural immunoproteasomes)
(biochemistry) A proteasome assembled using alternative β form subunits in response to pro-inflammatory signals
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Examples
The complex formed with the specialized β subunits is known as the immunoproteasome.
The proteasome assembled with these alternative subunits is known as the immunoproteasome, whose substrate specificity is altered relative to the normal proteasome.