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GroEL (medicine)


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chaperonins


A class of sequence-related molecular chaperones found in bacteria, mitochondria, and plastids. Chaperonins are abundant constitutive proteins that increase in amount after stresses such as heat shock, bacterial infection of macrophages, and an increase in the cellular content of unfolded proteins. Bacterial chaperonins are major immunogens in human bacterial infections because of their accumulation during the stress of infection. Two members of this class of chaperones are chaperonin 10 and chaperonin 60.


armour (iou)



armour noun & verb. Also *armor. ME.

A. noun.
I. Corresp. to ARM noun2 I, II.
Hist. Defensive covering for the body worn when fighting; mail. ME.
hog in armour: see HOG noun. in armour fig. (arch. slang) wearing a condom. shining armour: see SHINING adjective.
Shakespeare Henry V The sun doth gild our armour; up, my lords! T. H. White Sir Ector was dressed in 'sensible' leather clothesit was not considered sporting to hunt in armour. fig.: Milton And also arme With spiritual Armour. Byron Suspicion is a heavy armour.
sing. & in pl. The whole apparatus of war; arms. ME-E19.
R. Holinshed The people..were up in armour against the King.
A suit of mail. arch. LME.
Caxton He had..armours ynowe for to garnysshe with seuen thousand men.
The Exercise of arms; fighting, warfare. LME-E17.
Protective or defensive covering of animals or plants. M17.
D. Morris In contrast to all Other armadillos..the body armour is connected to the animal's back only down the mid-line.
A diver's suit. E19.
Sheathing or cladding usu. of metal plates protecting a warship, tank, etc., from projectiles. M19.
C. Ryan Gliders were without protective armour, except in the cockpits. R. V. Jones Such charges could be used in bombs against battleships, where they would easily penetrate the deck armour.
Tanks and Other armoured vehicles collectively. M20.
M. Richler In response to an Egyptian attack, Israeli armour had gone into action.
II. Corresp. to ARM noun2 III.
Blazonry, heraldic arms. obsolete exc. in coat armour s.v. COAT noun. LME.
Comb.: armour-bearer Hist. a person who carried a warrior's armour; a squire; armour-clad adjective provided with armour, esp. armour-plated; armour-piercing adjective (of a shell etc.) designed to penetrate the armour of a warship, tank, etc., before exploding; armour-plate (a plate of) the protective metal sheathing of a warship, tank, etc.; armour-plated adjective provided with armour-plate; armour-plating (the material of) armour-plate.
b. verb trans. Put armour on; furnish with protective or defensive covering. Freq. in pass. LME.
R. Graves In battle the nobler men wear leather coats armoured in front with overlapping plates. fig.: N. Hampson There are no killers here, whom crusted pride Armours against their own humanity.
armouring noun an external covering, usu. of steel wire, to protect electric cables etc. E20.
armourless adjective without armour, defenceless LME.