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Protofilaments meaning

plural of protofilament

Using Protofilaments

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of protofilament
  • In the example corpus, protofilaments often appears in combinations such as: of protofilaments, the protofilaments.

Context around Protofilaments

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

lateral 1×

Often after:

occur 1× surrounding 1× assembled 1×

Sentence patterns with Protofilaments

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

associations of protofilaments occur between 1× of lateral protofilaments within the 1× the 13 protofilaments of eukaryotic 1× the 13 protofilaments surrounding a 1× tube of protofilaments assembled from 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

structure of a 1× the structure of 1× there are two 1× unlike eukaryotic microtubules 1×

Common sentence endings:

a hollow center 1× an adjacent protofilament 1× b type lattices 1× comprise only five 1× tubulin b btubb 1×

Words around Protofilaments

Just before it in the word index:

protofilament 4 protofeminist 2 protodeacon 5 protoculture 3 protoctists 3 protocolthe 2

Just after it in the word index:

protogalaxy 4 protogere 2 protogothic 3 protolanguage 3 proton 338 protonate 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Protofilaments

  • In this selection, "protofilaments" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lateral, occur, surrounding and assembled stand out and add context to how "protofilaments" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include associations of protofilaments occur between and of lateral protofilaments within the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "protofilaments" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with protofilaments

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Structure of a microtubule. The ring shape depicts a microtubule in cross-section, showing the 13 protofilaments surrounding a hollow center. (21 words)

Unlike eukaryotic microtubules, bacterial microtubules do not require chaperones to fold. citation In contrast to the 13 protofilaments of eukaryotic microtubules, bacterial microtubules comprise only five. (26 words)

There are two distinct types of interactions that can occur between the subunits of lateral protofilaments within the microtubule called the A-type and B-type lattices. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

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)

The structure of these bacterial microtubules is similar to that of eukaryotic microtubules, consisting of a hollow tube of protofilaments assembled from heterodimers of bacterial tubulin A (BtubA) and bacterial tubulin B (BtubB). (33 words)

There are two distinct types of interactions that can occur between the subunits of lateral protofilaments within the microtubule called the A-type and B-type lattices. (27 words)

Example sentences (5)

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).

Structure of a microtubule. The ring shape depicts a microtubule in cross-section, showing the 13 protofilaments surrounding a hollow center.

There are two distinct types of interactions that can occur between the subunits of lateral protofilaments within the microtubule called the A-type and B-type lattices.

The structure of these bacterial microtubules is similar to that of eukaryotic microtubules, consisting of a hollow tube of protofilaments assembled from heterodimers of bacterial tubulin A (BtubA) and bacterial tubulin B (BtubB).

Unlike eukaryotic microtubules, bacterial microtubules do not require chaperones to fold. citation In contrast to the 13 protofilaments of eukaryotic microtubules, bacterial microtubules comprise only five.

Common combinations with protofilaments

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "protofilaments" in a sentence?
An example: "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)." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "protofilaments" from authentic English texts.
What does "protofilaments" mean?
Protofilaments means: plural of protofilament
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