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CONSERVED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Protected from harm or loss

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

preserved (kept intact or in a particular condition)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past simple / past participle of the verb conserve

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This group of proteins is characterized by a polybasic proteolytic processing site which is cleaved to produce a mature protein containing seven conserved cysteine residues.

(Bone Morphogenetic Protein 3B, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

An N-terminal ATP-binding site (P-loop) of Guanylate Kinase is not conserved in the MAGUK GK-like domain; MAGUKs do retain residues known in GK to bind GMP.

(Membrane-Associated Guanylate Kinase Family Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

There are multiple alpha and beta tubulin genes and they are highly conserved among and between species.

(Microtubule, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

MLN51 is well conserved between vertebrate and invertebrate species suggesting an important function.

(MLN51 Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

DNA mismatch repair (MMR) is a highly conserved biological pathway that plays a key role in maintaining genomic stability.

(Mismatch Repair Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

BIN1 interacts with the MYC N-transactivation domain in a manner requiring the conserved MYC box regions 1 and 2.

(Bridging Integrator 1, NCI Thesaurus)

The domain shows more diversity in structure and function than the highly conserved sequence suggests: at least six alpha helices separated by beta-strands, loops, or turns.

(ARID Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

Further research is needed to find out whether this primary cause is also conserved in yeast cells.

(Scientists Reveal The Relationship Between Sugar, Cancer, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Unlike most TGFB superfamily members, in which the amino acid sequence is completely conserved, PLAB shares only 70% amino acid identity with its rodent counterparts.

(Placental TGF-Beta, NCI Thesaurus)

The ATP-binding protein component is the most conserved, the membrane protein component is somewhat less conserved, and the substrate-binding protein component is most divergent.

(ABC Transporter, NCI Thesaurus)