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Keywords: Ribosyl, Adpr, Adenylate, Cyclase, Multicomponent

Related Terms: Codon, Macromolecule, Protein, Quaternary Structure, Genetic Code, Ribosome, Primary Structure, Degeneracy, Nonsense Codon, Nonsense Mutation, Nucleoprotein, Secondary Structure, Initiation Factor, Transfer Rna, Missense Mutation, Leucine Zipper, Alpha Helix, Anticodon, Elongation Factor, Translation, Tertiary Structure, Trna, Peptide, Polypeptide, Protein Kinase, Protein Synthesis, Biopolymer, Prosthetic Group, Start Codon, Stop Codon, Ribosomes, Gtp, Peptidyl Transferase, Post-Translational Modification, Ubiquitin, Residue, Signal Peptide, Release Factor, Polypeptides, Macromolecules, Heterodimer, Homodimer, Biomolecule, Initiation Complex, Triplet Code, Protein Molecule, Molecule, Amino Acid Sequence, Biomolecules

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Component of a multicomponent complex - for example, one protein component of a protein complex.

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an ADP-ribosyl transferase that catalyzes the transfer of ADP ribose moiety (ADPR) from NAD to a guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-binding protein that regulates adenylate cyclase activity

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A distinct polypeptide chain within a protein that may be separated from other chains (whether identical or different) without breaking covalent bonds.

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A single unit of a multi-subunit protein.

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One of the pieces that forms a part of a multi-component structure. A link in a chain or a brick in a wall.

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