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TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 1

Gazareth (3/26/2012)
The sspI restriction enzyme is so named because it's used to cut the sspI gene from the genome. The gene itself appears to encode for a spore protein in yeast.

Thanks, Gazareth, now we know what it is. 🙂

But we still don't know what it stands for when used in that context. 😉

Tom

Gazareth One Orange Chip Points: 27737 More actions · Answer 2

L' Eomot Inversé (3/26/2012)
Gazareth (3/26/2012)
The sspI restriction enzyme is so named because it's used to cut the sspI gene from the genome. The gene itself appears to encode for a spore protein in yeast.
Thanks, Gazareth, now we know what it is. 🙂
But we still don't know what it stands for when used in that context. 😉

Ha yeah, got a bit carried away 😀

Far as I can tell, it stands for the not-terribly-exciting "Small, acid-soluble spore protein I".

I preferred it when Physiologists named proteins 🙂

Vinay Kumar SSCertifiable Points: 6099 More actions · Answer 3

easy and nice

Thanks
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Britt Cluff SSCertifiable Points: 5083 More actions · Answer 4

Good easy point. Thanks.

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dadam SSC-Addicted Points: 419 More actions · Answer 5

Trick question, since it's not an acronym at all.

Come to think of it, it could be an acronym if you pronounced it "spee" or "spy" or something like that.