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Protein Subunits MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Protein Subunits
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.813
Unique ID
D021122
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D021122
Scope Note
Single chains of amino acids that are the units of multimeric PROTEINS. Multimeric proteins can be composed of identical or non-identical subunits. One or more monomeric subunits may compose a protomer which itself is a subunit structure of a larger assembly.
Entry Term(s)
Protein Subunit
Protomer
Protomers
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Protein Conformation (1972-2000)
Public MeSH Note
2001
History Note
2001
Date Introduced
2001/01/01
Last Updated
2003/07/25
Protein Subunits Preferred
Protomers Broader
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