noun
definition
Any subdivision of a larger unit.
definition
A protein subunit.
Examples of subunit in a Sentence
Where are proteins of the large ribosome subunit located?
Extracellular ligands bind at the a / b subunit interface.
Located at the back of the 30s subunit body where it stabilizes the conformation of the head with respect to the body.
Forms a bridge to the 50s subunit in the 70s ribosome, contacting the 23s rrna.
The a subunit is common to all three hormones and the b subunit confers specificity of binding.
We will also use the well-characterised outer leaflet raft marker cholera toxin B subunit in similar studies.
Located on the upper part of the platform of the 30s subunit, where it bridges several disparate rna helices of the 16s rrna.