anaphase-promoting complex

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anaphase-promoting complex [¦an·ə·fāz prə‚mōd·iŋ ′käm‚pleks]

(cell and molecular biology)

A large protein complex activated during mitosis that promotes the metaphase to anaphase transition by effecting the proteolytic destruction of several key mitotic regulators. Abbreviated APC.

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