nuclear export signal
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nuclear export signal
One or more clusters of receptor-specific basic amino acids that are present on macromolecules (proteins and ribonucleioproteins) and tag them for transportation across the nuclear pore complex. The signal for exporting cellular RNAs is uncertain, and requires completion of post-translational processing events.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.