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heterodimer, n. Biochem.|ˌhɛtərəʊˈdaɪmə(r)|
[f. hetero- + dimer n.]
A dimer formed from two different monomers.
1973FEBS Lett. XXIX. 295/1 This does not of course exclude the possibility that each molecule [of myosin] is a heterodimer of heavy chains. 1978Nature 7 Sept. 69/1 Esterase-5 is a dimeric enzyme and the positions of some heterodimers are depicted in Fig. 1. 1988P. W. Kuchel et al. Schaum's Outl. Theory & Probl. Biochem. v. 121 This glycoprotein is a heterodimer.
Hence ˌheterodiˈmeric a.
1978Cell XV. 410/1 No heterodimeric molecules can be detected at the limits of detection of our immunoprecipitation methods. 1989Jrnl. Autoimmunity II. 773 Antigen interactions with the T-cell receptor induce expression of high affinity p75–p55 heterodimeric IL-2 receptors. |