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Isoform — beschreibt in der Chemie ein Molekül identischer Zusammensetzung, aber unterschiedlichen Aufbaus im Vergleich zu einem zweiten. In der Molekularbiologie spricht man dagegen von einer Isoform, wenn eine Version eines Gens, einer RNA oder eines… … Deutsch Wikipedia
isoform — noun Date: 1983 any of two or more functionally similar proteins that have a similar but not an identical amino acid sequence … New Collegiate Dictionary
isoform — A protein having the same function and similar (or identical sequence), but the product of a different gene and (usually) tissue specific. Rather stronger in implication than homologous … Dictionary of molecular biology
isoform — noun Any of several different forms of the same protein, arising from either single nucleotide polymorphisms, differential splicing of mRNA, or post transcriptional or post translational modifications (e.g. sulfation, glycosylation, etc.) … Wiktionary
isoform — iso·form ī sə .fȯrm n any of two or more functionally similar proteins that have a similar but not identical amino acid sequence and are either encoded by different genes or by RNA transcripts from the same gene which have had different exons… … Medical dictionary
isoform — iso·form … English syllables
isoform — ˈīsəˌfȯ(ə)rm, fȯ(ə)m noun Etymology: is + form (I) : any of two or more functionally similar proteins that have a similar but not identical amino acid sequence and are either encoded by different genes or by RNA transcripts from the same gene… … Useful english dictionary
Protein isoform — A protein isoform is a version of a protein with only small differences to another isoform of the same protein. [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/isoform] Different forms of a protein may be produced from different but related genes, or may arise… … Wikipedia
lumican — Isoform (37 kD) of corneal keratan sulphate proteoglycan also found in arterial wall and many other tissues … Dictionary of molecular biology
HLA-DQ2 — heteroisoform isoformgroup = HLA DQ2 polymer type = MHC Class II, DQ image source = Illustration of HLA DQ2.5 with deamidate gliadin peptide in the binding pocket.PDB2|1s9v isoformCount = 3 subunit1 = DQA1 subunit2 = DQB1 isoform1 = DQ α2β2 nick1 … Wikipedia
