PHENOMENA AND PROCESSES Chemical Phenomena [G02] Chemical Phenomena Biochemical Phenomena [G02.111] Biochemical Phenomena Molecular Structure [G02.111.570] Molecular Structure Amino Acid Sequence [G02.111.570.060] Amino Acid Sequence Exteins [G02.111.570.060.270] Exteins Histone Code [G02.111.570.060.360] Histone Code Immunoglobulin Variable Region [G02.111.570.060.425] Immunoglobulin Variable Region Inteins [G02.111.570.060.440] Inteins Peptide Library [G02.111.570.060.620] Peptide Library Protein Sorting Signals [G02.111.570.060.670] Protein Sorting Signals Repetitive Sequences, Amino Acid [G02.111.570.060.720] Repetitive Sequences, Amino Acid

Inteins - Preferred

Concept UI	M0458475
Scope note	The internal fragments of precursor proteins (INternal proTEINS) that are autocatalytically removed by PROTEIN SPLICING. The flanking fragments (EXTEINS) are ligated forming mature proteins. The nucleic acid sequences coding for inteins are considered to be MOBILE GENETIC ELEMENTS. Inteins are composed of self-splicing domains and an endonuclease domain which plays a role in the spread of the intein's genomic sequence. Mini-inteins are composed of the self-splicing domains only.
Preferred term	Inteins
Entry term(s)	Intein Intervening Protein Sequence Intervening Protein Sequences Intron, Protein Introns, Protein Protein Intron Protein Introns Protein Sequence, Intervening Protein Sequences, Intervening Sequence, Intervening Protein Sequences, Intervening Protein