isoform
noun
any of the variants of a particular protein, mostly similar to each other in function but having slightly different amino acid sequences.
isoforms
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pluralof isoform.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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This technology allowed the researchers to uncover 214,516 unique isoforms -- over 70% of which have never been previously studied.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024
The team also observed that many of the genes with highly variable isoforms have been linked, in prior genetic studies, to major brain disorders including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety and depression.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2024
Variation was even more pronounced during adolescence when many isoforms exhibited unexpected patterns of fluctuation.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2024
In nature, normally only mixtures of the two isoforms are found.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 22, 2023
Depending on the changes, the cells produce different forms, or isoforms, of proteins.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 8, 2023
