noun
- Proteins combined with nucleic acids (DNA or RNA), forming complexes found in cell nuclei and other cellular structures.
Usage: Plural form of nucleoprotein; Technical/scientific term; Commonly used in biochemistry and molecular biology
Examples
- Nucleoproteins are essential components of chromosomes in eukaryotic cells.
- The study of nucleoproteins helps scientists understand how genetic information is stored and expressed.
- Histones are among the most abundant nucleoproteins in the cell nucleus.
- Researchers isolated several nucleoproteins to analyze their structure and function.
- Nucleoproteins play a crucial role in regulating gene expression and DNA replication.
- The interaction between nucleoproteins and DNA determines how tightly genes are packaged.