Protein K
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Protein K may refer to:
- Protein K (porin)Protein K (porin)Protein K is a porin expressed in some pathogenic strains of E. coli bacteria. It has a molecular weight of about 40 kDa and is localized to the outer membrane, through which it allows both inorganic and organic ions to pass....
, a porin expressed in pathogenic strains of E. coli - Protein K (gene expression)Protein K (gene expression)Protein K is a human protein found in the cell nucleus that binds to pre-messenger RNA as a component of heterogeneous ribonucleoprotein particles. The simian homolog is known as protein H16. Both proteins bind to single-stranded DNA as well as to RNA and can stimulate the activity of RNA...
, a DNA- and RNA-binding protein expressed in the nucleus of eukaryotes