tetramer
- noun
- /ˈtɛtrəmər/
- Specialized
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tetámero
- The tetramer structure is composed of a dimer of dimers that can be represented by an A-B/B*-A* symmetry (Fig. 2).
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In fact, a tetramer form of DNA-bound GR has been observed in live cells (Presman et al., 2016).
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In the study of proteins, a tetramer consists of four subunits that work together to perform specific functions.
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The tetramer lost more activity in the initial phase than the dimer lost.
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The monomer is proportional to the tetramer to the one fourth power right?
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The ratio of dimer to tetramer is approximately 20:1.
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They, they form a heterimer, A tetramer, and that tetramer has a hole that runs down the middle of it, which is where the where the ions flow.
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So, so in this case, so the spike protein is the is an example of a homo tetramer, homo trimmer, sorry.
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So that's the the purple set of tetramers or to tryptophan and that's the cyan set on the far right.
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The complex structure of the enzyme included a tetramer, essential for its catalytic activity.
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Research shows that the tetramer of nucleic acids plays a crucial role in maintaining genetic stability.
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Etymology
The word tetramer comes from the Greek parts tetra- meaning 'four' and -mer meaning 'part', like in polymer ('many parts'). So a tetramer is something made of four parts, for example a protein with four linked parts.