premembrane
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɛmbɹeɪn
Noun
[edit]premembrane (uncountable)
- (biochemistry) A signal peptide responsible for dengue envelope translocation in cells
- 2015, Rome Buathong et al., “Detection of Zika Virus Infection in Thailand, 2012–2014”, in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene[1], volume 93, :
- Acute samples were tested by real-time RT-PCR targeting the premembrane (prM)/envelope gene at the Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS). 2 Three samples taken from Ratchaburi province, Thailand, were positive for ZIKV infection based on serologic studies whereas ZIKV RNA was detected in the other four samples.