ubiquitin
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- A small protein, present in all eukaryotic cells, which plays an important role in tagging proteins destined for proteolytic cleavage (because they are damaged or no longer needed).
UN Food and Agriculture Organization - Cite This Source - This Definition - complement proteins Protein, delta endotoxins, green fluorescent protein, Metallothionein, proteolysis, Proteolytic