Isoform
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Isoform is a noun meaning (biochemistry) Any of several different forms of the same protein, arising from either single nucleotide polymorphisms, differential splicing of mRNA, or post-translational modifications (e.g. sulfation, glycosylation, etc.).
Meaning
(biochemistry) Any of several different forms of the same protein, arising from either single nucleotide polymorphisms, differential splicing of mRNA, or post-translational modifications (e.g. sulfation, glycosylation, etc.).
Example Sentences
Intriguingly, the rat C1b isoform of the calcitonin receptor (CTR) (see Section VI-B) has very little interaction with the thyroidally derived form of calcitonin.
Word Forms
- isoforms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include glycoisoform, isoenzyme, subisoform, isoprotein, pseudoisoenzyme, phosphoisoform.
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