C terminus
noun
the carboxyl end of a protein molecule.
C terminal
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a variation of
C terminus.
C-terminal
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a word derived from
C terminus.
C terminusnounthe carboxyl end of a protein molecule.
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For connecting the set for Station C terminal 7 is connected to binding post 6 and 8 to 4.
From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Kempster Miller
It is flanked by less-structured N-terminal and C-terminal segments of more than 40 residues in length.
From Nature ● Nov. 8, 2016
Extended Data Fig. 7Cleavage of the C-terminal ADP-ribosyltransferase domain and intoxication with wild-type and mutant TcC.
From Nature ● Apr. 4, 2014
The C-terminal hypervariable region of TccC3 or TccC5, which are both ADP-ribosyltransferases, is trapped in a closed cocoon, formed by the large β-sheet structures of TcdB2–TccC3 or TcdB2–TccC5, respectively.
From Nature ● Apr. 4, 2014
ICL3 and the C-terminal tail are long, and variable regions and are probably intrinsically disordered in many GPCRs.
From Nature ● Feb. 13, 2013
Residues in the same TM helix that are N- or C-terminal to the ‘50’ residue are assigned a number that decreases or increases sequentially, respectively.
From Nature ● Feb. 13, 2013
