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endopeptidase

A peptidase that cleaves a protein at an internal peptide bond. (see also exopeptidase)

endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

An extension of the nuclear envelope that forms sheets of membranes that are generally parallel to the nucleus of a cell. (see also rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER))

endoplasmic reticulum-associated protein degradation (ERAD)

The transport of unfolded or mis-folded proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum to the cytoplasm, where they are degraded by proteasomes.see unfolded protein response

energy charge

(= adenylate energy charge)

energy landscape

see funnel concept

energy minimization

(see molecular dynamics)

energy transfer

(see molecular ruler)

enhanceosome

A highly-ordered cluster of tissue-specific transcription factors that assemble at regulatory elements of a eukaryotic gene and which, by their arrangement in space, act synergistically and purportedly account for the diversity and tissue specificity of gene expression.Carey, M. (1998) Cell 92, 5-8

enhancer

A 50-150bp sequence of DNA that increases the rate of transcription of coding sequences. It may be located at various distances and in either orientation upstream from, downstream from or within a structural gene. The site binds cellular transcription factors, including steroid-receptor complexes. (see also promoter)

enhancing screen

A device to enhance the sensitivity of autoradiography; the surface that is to be visualized is sandwiched between a photographic film and the screen, which is a film impregnated with a phosphor that is excited by the sample's -rays and which can enhance the primary emission from the sample with its own secondary emission.

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