glycoprotein
[gli″ko-pro´tēn] any of a class of conjugated proteins consisting of a compound of protein with a carbohydrate group.
α1-acid glycoprotein an acute phase
protein found in blood plasma, an indicator of tissue necrosis and inflammation. Called also
orosomucoid.
P-glycoprotein a cell-surface protein occurring normally in the colon, small intestine, adrenal glands, kidney, and liver, and also expressed by tumor cells. It is a modulator of
multidrug resistance, mediating the transport of antineoplastic
agents out of tumor cells.
variable surface glycoprotein any of several glycoproteins that form the antigenic protein coating of
Trypanosoma brucei. The organisms contain numerous genes encoding hundreds of such glycoproteins and, by expressing individual ones successively, evade the
immune system of the host.
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