oligopyrimidine means A portion of DNA or RNA containing several consecutive pyrimidine bases. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.
Etymology
From oligo- + pyrimidine.
noun
- A portion of DNA or RNA containing several consecutive pyrimidine bases“However, mTOR-sensitive translatomes commonly include mRNAs with a 5’ terminal oligopyrimidine tract (TOP), such as those encoding ribosomal proteins, but not ISGs. Because these translatomes were obtained under conditions when ISG expression is not induced, we examined the mTOR-sensitive translatome in human WISH cells stimulated with IFN β.”