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Isoform

A variant form of a protein. Isoforms may be encoded by different genes, e.g. the isoenzymes of lactate dehydrogenase, or by a single gene, the transcript of which is alternatively spliced and upon translation, yield isoforms that are transported to characteristic subcellular sites, e.g. the isoforms of mammalian acetylcholinesterase.

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