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  • noun biochemistry A protein, found in almost all living things, thought to have multiple functions

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Examples

  • Genetic analysis showed that this resistant worm had a single mutation in the gene for a protein called prohibitin 2.

    Study reveals mechanism for cancer-drug resistance 2007

  • If bairns below the age o 'ten year is no' tae work underground, how long will it be afore they're prohibitin 'their employment in factories, will ye tell me?

    Flashman's Lady Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1977

  • CAIR sued the State of Oklahoma who passed a law prohibitin ­g Sharia.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • "We are working to target various cancer drugs to taxane-resistant cells by attaching them to compounds that bind to prohibitin," Zetter explains.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • "The interesting finding was that prohibitin was not just another over-expressed protein,"

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • "We are working to target various cancer drugs to taxane-resistant cells by attaching them to compounds that bind to prohibitin," Zetter explains.

    R&D Mag - News 2010

  • "We are working to target various cancer drugs to taxane-resistant cells by attaching them to compounds that bind to prohibitin," Zetter explains.

    R&D Mag - News 2010

  • One such compound is already known, and works well in animals to target other prohibitin-rich cells, but has yet to be tested in humans.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • One such compound is already known, and works well in animals to target other prohibitin-rich cells, but has yet to be tested in humans.

    R&D Mag - News 2010

  • One such compound is already known, and works well in animals to target other prohibitin-rich cells, but has yet to be tested in humans.

    R&D Mag - News 2010

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