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Iron-responsive protein (IRP) definition

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A protein that responds to the level of iron in the cell, and regulates the biosynthesis of proteins of iron metabolism, by binding to the iron-responsive element on messenger RNA.

See also:

Ionic radius definition
isonitriles definition
iridoids definition
ipso-attack definition
Isoenzymes definition