"Protein Subunits" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Single chains of amino acids that are the units of multimeric PROTEINS. Multimeric proteins can be composed of identical or non-identical subunits. One or more monomeric subunits may compose a protomer which itself is a subunit structure of a larger assembly.
| Descriptor ID |
D021122
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.813
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| Concept/Terms |
Protein Subunits- Protein Subunits
- Subunits, Protein
- Protein Subunit
- Subunit, Protein
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Protein Subunits" by people in Profiles.
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Markers in the 15q24 nicotinic receptor subunit gene cluster (CHRNA5-A3-B4) predict severity of nicotine addiction and response to smoking cessation therapy. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2011 Apr; 156B(3):275-84.