prodomain

noun

noun

Etymology From pro- + domain.

A domain of a proprotein

When a prodomain is cleaved from inactive Casp7 by upstream caspases, it undergoes auto-proteolysis into a p20 subunit (fragment containing residues 57–198) and p11 subunit (207–303) that associate to form an active Casp7 [48 ].2015 August 29, “An Engineered Split Intein for Photoactivated Protein Trans -Splicing”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

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