suboligomeric en · ADJ
Etymology
From sub- + oligomeric.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Composed of fewer monomeric species that a related material
This transition is initiated by disassembly of the dodecamers to suboligomeric species which are then reassembled to produce the active form of the chaperone.
2015 July 28, Ohad Suss, Dana Reichmann, “Protein plasticity underlines activation and function of ATP-independent chaperones”, in Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, volume 2, →DOI: