tetramer

American  

[te-truh-mer] / ˈtɛ trə mər /

noun

1. a molecule composed of four identical, simpler molecules.

2. a polymer derived from four identical monomers.

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Etymology

Origin of tetramer

First recorded in 1905–10; tetra- + -mer

Example Sentences

However, when the MIT team introduced those same mutations using the new prime editing technique, they found that the mutation prevented the tetramer from forming, allowing the cells to survive.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2024

Each nucleosome consists of approximately 147 base pairs of DNA wrapped around a histone octamer which is composed of two H2A-H2B dimers and one H3-H4 tetramer.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2024

The formation of the 3D-DS tetramer can help prevent protein aggregation by decreasing flexibility, potentially avoiding the formation of insoluble aggregates.

From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2023

Further analysis using X-ray crystallography and thermodynamic simulations revealed that tetramer formation is driven by hydrophobic interactions occurring between two 3D-DS dimers.

From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2023

This physico-chemical approach, termed kinetic stabilization, is built on the hypothesis that the formation of amyloids causes disease and that amyloid aggregation can be inhibited by stabilizing the folded native tetramer of the protein transthyretin45.

From Nature • Nov. 8, 2016