tetramer

noun

tet·​ra·​mer ˈte-trə-mər How to pronounce tetramer (audio)
: a molecule (such as an enzyme or a polymer) that consists of four structural subunits (such as peptide chains or condensed monomers)
tetrameric adjective

Examples of tetramer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Hemoglobin proteins inside red blood cells link together in groups of four, forming structures called tetramers. Byandrew Zaleski, science.org, 3 July 2024 It’s made by taking red blood cells from cows, extracting their hemoglobin, purifying it to remove pathogens, and chemically bonding four of the proteins together as a tetramer. Byandrew Zaleski, science.org, 3 July 2024 The team confirmed the wide response to the epitope, as twelve out of the thirteen patients who tested positive for HLA A*02+ also had CD8 T cells stained with HLA A∗02:01-YLQPRTFLL tetramer. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 The group might also be able to make foursomes of such atoms, known as tetramers, says Maren Mossman, a physicist at Washington State University in Pullman. Elizabeth Gibney, Scientific American, 9 May 2018 To tag immune cells carrying receptors for alder pollen, the team added customized fluorescent proteins known as MHCII tetramers to the patients’ blood samples. Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS, 2 Aug. 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tetramer was in 1929

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“Tetramer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tetramer. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

tetramer

noun
tet·​ra·​mer ˈte-trə-mər How to pronounce tetramer (audio)
: a molecule (as an enzyme or a polymer) that consists of four structural subunits (as peptide chains or condensed monomers)
tetrameric adjective

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