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Zuotin

/ˈzuː.oʊ.tɪn/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #85000 frequency
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  1. 1

    A cellular protein found in yeast that acts as a chaperone and associates with ribosomes, playing a critical role in protein folding and translation.

    "Researchers studied how zuotin interacts with nascent polypeptide chains during translation in yeast cells."

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Coined in molecular biology literature, the name 'Zuotin' derives from the German word 'zuerst' meaning 'first' (referring to its identification as the first protein interacting with yeast ribosomal proteins) combined with the standard protein suffix '-in'. It entered scientific English in the late 20th century.

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