Phenomena and Processes

Quaternary Protein Structure

The characteristic 3-dimensional shape and arrangement of multimeric proteins (aggregates of more than one polypeptide chain).

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Abstract

The characteristic 3-dimensional shape and arrangement of multimeric proteins (aggregates of more than one polypeptide chain).

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Protein Structure, Quaternary
  • Protein Structures, Quaternary
  • Quaternary Protein Structures

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Aspects Covered

4 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

for multimeric proteins; for the 3-dimensional shape of a single polypeptide chain use PROTEIN CONFORMATION

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History Note

2000; use PROTEIN CONFORMATION (1993-1999)

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Previous Indexing

  • Macromolecular Protein Complexes (1966-1999)
  • Protein Conformation (1972-1999)

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  1. G02.111.570.820w.709.550w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Quaternary Protein Structure. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020836. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020836
  2. Quaternary Protein Structure. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_quaternary_structure
  3. Quaternary Protein Structure. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q898529