Definitions
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- noun A subdivision of a larger unit.
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- noun Any
subdivision of a largerunit - noun biochemistry A
protein subunit
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- noun a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit
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Examples
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Since the gamma subunit is asymmetrical it compels the beta subunits to undergo structural changes.
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The gamma subunit is placed as an asymmetrical axle in the cylinder formed by the three alpha and the three beta subunits and has unique contacts with the beta units and forces their active surfaces to assume different three-dimensional structures.
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Some seconds later the GTP, bound to the alpha-subunit, is hydrolysed to GDP.
Signal Transduction 1994
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The alpha and beta subunits in the F1 part, however, cannot rotate because they are locked in a fixed position by the b subunit, which is anchored to subunit a in the membrane.
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The alpha subunit, which is the largest, can bind GTP.
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Interestingly, most of the ribosomal proteins found in our study belong to the small, 40S ribosomal subunit, which is known to associate with another multiprotein factor that we have identified, the cap-binding complex eIF4F
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Vincent Gache et al. 2010
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HIFs are heterodimeric transcription factors, meaning that they consist of two subunits: an oxygen-sensitive α − subunit, which is the fundamental to the EPO mechanism, and a β − subunit.
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HIFs are heterodimeric transcription factors, meaning that they consist of two subunits: an oxygen-sensitive α − subunit, which is the fundamental to the EPO mechanism, and a β − subunit.
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The core enzyme consists of a 65 kDa scaffolding protein known as A subunit tethering a 36 kDa catalytic C subunit
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles He-Ge Chen et al. 2009
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We identified a hinge region, referred to as the subunit rotation motif (SRM), is responsible for transition between different RadA polymers.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Yu-Wei Chang et al. 2009
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