isoform
noun
iso·form
ˈī-sə-ˌfȯrm 
: any of two or more functionally similar proteins that have a similar but not an identical amino acid sequence
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Depending on which isoforms are affected, the accumulation of tau may present as one of more than 20 different tauopathies.
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The tau gene produces six distinct isoforms, or versions, of the protein based on how the protein sequence is cut.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Depending on the changes, the cells produce different forms, or isoforms, of proteins.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 8 June 2023
Vitamin E has eight different isoforms, or types, and each may do slightly different things in our bodies.
—Cosby Stone, The Conversation, 22 Nov. 2019
To be declared positive, a certain percentage of the resulting isoforms have to appear in a certain range, and that range is down, somewhat, to interpretation.
—Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 3 July 2018
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The tau gene produces six distinct isoforms, or versions, of the protein based on how the protein sequence is cut.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Depending on the changes, the cells produce different forms, or isoforms, of proteins.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 8 June 2023
Vitamin E has eight different isoforms, or types, and each may do slightly different things in our bodies.
—Cosby Stone, The Conversation, 22 Nov. 2019
To be declared positive, a certain percentage of the resulting isoforms have to appear in a certain range, and that range is down, somewhat, to interpretation.
—Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 3 July 2018
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isoform
noun
iso·form
ˈī-sə-ˌfȯrm
: any of two or more functionally similar proteins that have a similar but not identical amino acid sequence and are either encoded by different genes or by RNA transcripts from the same gene which have had different exons removed
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