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dimer
(redirected from Heterodimerization)

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dimer
Chem
a. a molecule composed of two identical simpler molecules (monomers)
b. a compound consisting of dimers

dimer [′dī·mər]
(chemistry)
A molecule that results from a chemical combination of two entities of the same species, for example, the chlorine molecule (Cl2) or cyanogen (NCCN).


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RA binds to the RAR receptor, which shares its heterodimerization partner RXR with several other nuclear receptors including TR (reviewed by Rowe 1997).
3] to the nuclear vitamin D receptor (VDR), heterodimerization with a retinoid X receptor (RXR), and interaction with specific vitamin D-responsive element (VDRE) consensus sequences of target genes (Colnot et al.
Ligand binding and activation of AhR induces nuclear localization and heterodimerization with the AhR nuclear transporter (ARNT) protein (Whitlock 1999).
 
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