premembrane

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ membrane

Noun

premembrane (uncountable)

  1. (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, volume 93, DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.15-0022:
      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.
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