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Protein Structure, Quaternary MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Protein Structure, Quaternary
Tree Number(s)
G02.111.570.820.709.550
Unique ID
D020836
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020836
Annotation
for multimeric proteins; for the 3-dimensional shape of a single polypeptide chain use PROTEIN CONFORMATION
Scope Note
The characteristic 3-dimensional shape and arrangement of multimeric proteins (aggregates of more than one polypeptide chain).
Entry Term(s)
Quaternary Protein Structure
Previous Indexing
Macromolecular Protein Complexes (1966-1999)
Protein Conformation (1972-1999)
See Also
Multiprotein Complexes
Public MeSH Note
2000; see PROTEIN CONFORMATION (1993-1999)
History Note
2000; use PROTEIN CONFORMATION (1993-1999)
Date Introduced
2000/01/01
Last Updated
2015/06/23
Protein Structure, Quaternary Preferred
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