epichaperome
English
Etymology
From epi- + chaperome.
Noun
epichaperome (plural epichaperomes)
- (biology) A network of chaperomes present in cancer cells.
- 2020, Swathi Merugu [et al.], “Chemical Probes and Methods for Single-cell Detection and Quantification of Epichaperones in Hematologic Malignancies”, in David M. Chenoweth, editor, Chemical Tools for Imaging, Manipulating, and Tracking Biological Systems: Diverse Methods for Optical Imaging and Conjugation (Methodis in Enzymology; 639), Cambridge, Mass.; San Diego, Calif.: Academic Press, →ISBN, ISSN 0076-6879, section 2.4 (Epichaperome Probes), page 294:
- The nature of the epichaperome, therefore, which presents as stable, multi-partner complexes affected by strong interactions as opposed to other cellular forms of chaperomes present in dynamic complexes of weak interactions, provide opportunities for its detection through small molecules [...].
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