octamer

octamer
oc·ta·mer

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  • octamer — oligomer o*lig o*mer, n. (Chem.) A molecule composed of a small number of linked monomer units; a short polymer; compounds called oligomers have less than one hundred monomer units and usually less than thirty. Oligomers of increasing length are… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Octamer transcription factor — An octamer transcription factor is a transcription factor which binds to the ATTTGCAT sequence.[1] Examples include: Oct 1 POU2F1 Oct 2 POU2F2 Oct 3/4 – POU5F1 Oct 6 – …   Wikipedia

  • octamer binding protein — Transcription factor that binds to the octamer motif. Examples: mammalian proteins Oct 1, Oct 2 …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • octamer — (1) Eight base sequence motif common in eukaryotic promoters. Consensus is ATTTGCAT; binds various transcription factors. (2) Assembly of eight histone proteins (2 each of H2A, H2B, H3 and H4) that forms core of nucleosome …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • octamer — /ok teuh meuhr/, n. Biochem. an eight molecule complex. [OCTA + MER] * * * …   Universalium

  • octamer — noun An oligomer having eight subunits …   Wiktionary

  • octamer — ˈäktəmə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: octa + mer : a polymer formed from eight molecules of a monomer * * * /ok teuh meuhr/, n. Biochem. an eight molecule complex. [OCTA + MER] …   Useful english dictionary

  • octamer motif — A DNA motif found in certain promoters that can produce B cell specific gene expression. Sequence: ATGCAAAT …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • Histone octamer — A histone octamer is an octamer of the histones found at the center of a nucleosome core particle. It consists of 2 copies of each of the four core histone proteins (H2A, H2B, H3 and H4). The octamer assembles when a tetramer, containing two… …   Wikipedia

  • Serine octamer cluster — The Serine octamer cluster in physical chemistry is an unusually stable cluster consisting of eight serine molecules (Ser) implicated in the origin of homochirality. [cite journal | title = Chiroselective Self Directed Octamerization of Serine:… …   Wikipedia

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