Protein subunit
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protein-subunit-247-18233190
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Protein subunit
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In structural biology, a protein subunit is a polypeptide chain or single protein molecule that assembles with others to form a protein complex.
Large assemblies of proteins such as viruses often use a small number of types of protein subunits as building blocks. A subunit is often named with a Greek or Roman letter, and the numbers of this type of subunit in a protein is indicated by a subscript. For example, ATP synthase has a type of subunit called α. Three of these are present in the ATP syn
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Single protein molecule that assembles with other protein molecules to form a protein complex
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_subunit
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2024-03-19T22:25:30Z
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