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heteromerized

heteromerized is the simple past and past participle of heteromerize.

Meaning of heteromerize

Verb

heteromerize (third-person singular simple present heteromerizes, present participle heteromerizing, simple past and past participle heteromerized)

  1. (transitive) To convert into a heteromer.
    • After ligand binding, sIL6R heteromerizes with the signal transducer molecule gp130, which is also utilized by other cytokines of the same family, such as leukemia-inhibitory factor.2015, Judith A. Paice, Cancer Pain: From Molecules to Suffering

Adjective

heteromerized (not comparable)

  1. That has been made heteromeric
    • This negative binding cooperativity between heteromerized chemokine receptors is not limited to the cognate chemokines of both receptors but extends to synthetic allosteric antagonists of these receptors [36 ].2015 July 9, “The Effects of the Recombinant CCR5 T4 Lysozyme Fusion Protein on HIV-1 Infection”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about heteromerized

What does heteromerized mean?
Heteromerized means that has been made heteromeric.
What is heteromerized the simple past and past participle of?
Heteromerized is the simple past and past participle of heteromerize.
What part of speech is heteromerized?
Heteromerized is an adjective.

Words near heteromerized in the dictionary

  1. heteromerisation
  2. heteromerisations
  3. heteromerization
  4. heteromerizations
  5. heteromerize
  6. heteromerized
  7. heteromerizes
  8. heteromerizing
  9. heteromerous
  10. heteromers
  11. heterometabolic

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