Explore Protofilament through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Protofilament meaning
A filament of polymerized tubulin in a cell, which becomes part of a microtubule
Using Protofilament
- The main meaning on this page is: A filament of polymerized tubulin in a cell, which becomes part of a microtubule
Context around Protofilament
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Protofilament
- In this selection, "protofilament" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, adjacent and interacts stand out and add context to how "protofilament" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an adjacent protofilament and called a protofilament. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "protofilament" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with protofilament
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Each protofilament is a series of tandem protein chains. (9 words)
Two of these dimer structures then join side by side, in an antiparallel arrangement, to form a tetramer called a protofilament. (21 words)
Therefore, in a protofilament, one end will have the α-subunits exposed while the other end will have the β-subunits exposed. (22 words)
In the A-type lattice, the lateral associations of protofilaments occur between adjacent α and β-tubulin subunits (i.e. an α-tubulin subunit from one protofilament interacts with a β-tubulin subunit from an adjacent protofilament). (37 words)
Therefore, in a protofilament, one end will have the α-subunits exposed while the other end will have the β-subunits exposed. (22 words)
Two of these dimer structures then join side by side, in an antiparallel arrangement, to form a tetramer called a protofilament. (21 words)
Example sentences (4)
In the A-type lattice, the lateral associations of protofilaments occur between adjacent α and β-tubulin subunits (i.e. an α-tubulin subunit from one protofilament interacts with a β-tubulin subunit from an adjacent protofilament).
Each protofilament is a series of tandem protein chains.
Therefore, in a protofilament, one end will have the α-subunits exposed while the other end will have the β-subunits exposed.
Two of these dimer structures then join side by side, in an antiparallel arrangement, to form a tetramer called a protofilament.