dimers
Two-unit molecules
Dimers are molecules or molecular complexes formed when two identical or similar units bond together.
The term appears most often in chemistry and biochemistry: proteins may form dimers, and many biological processes depend on dimerization.
The receptor functions as a dimer.
A single unit is a monomer; larger assemblies are trimers, tetramers, and so on.
Part of larger entity
- proteinFolded amino chain
- quaternaryFourth-order or four-bonded
- coiled-coilHelices twisted together
- interfaceShared connection point
conformation · chaperone · folding · stability · complex · biosynthesis · macromolecule · dissociation
Structural form or arrangement
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- interfaceShared connection point
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
crystalline · lattice · orientation · packing · configuration · parallel · antiparallel · coplanar
Natural liking or attraction
- ligandMolecule that binds centrally
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
- interactionReciprocal action between parties
- selectivityTendency to choose carefully
active site · modulator · agonist · antagonist · inhibitor · cofactor · association · equilibrium
Linked segments forming length
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- terminationAct of ending something
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
vinyl · addition · condensation · crosslinking · polymerization · styrene · ethylene
subunit
Part of larger entity
- proteinFolded amino chain
- quaternaryFourth-order or four-bonded
- coiled-coilHelices twisted together
interface · conformation · chaperone · folding · stability · complex · biosynthesis · macromolecule · dissociation · assembly
pair
Two matching things
twosome · coupling · tandem · binary · brace · matched · coupled · twin
conformation
Structural form or arrangement
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- interfaceShared connection point
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
arrangement · crystalline · lattice · orientation · packing · configuration · parallel · antiparallel · coplanar · stacking
affinity
Natural liking or attraction
- ligandMolecule that binds centrally
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
- interactionReciprocal action between parties
selectivity · active site · modulator · agonist · antagonist · inhibitor · cofactor · association · equilibrium
chain
Linked segments forming length
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- terminationAct of ending something
radical · vinyl · addition · condensation · crosslinking · polymerization · styrene · ethylene