tet·ra·mer
ˈte-trə-mər 
: a molecule (such as an enzyme or a polymer) that consists of four structural subunits (such as peptide chains or condensed monomers)
te·tram·er·al
-mərəl
variants
or less commonly tetrameric
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Byandrew Zaleski, science.org, 3 July 2024
The team confirmed the wide response to the epitope, as twelve out of the thirteen patients who tested positive for HLA A*02+ also had CD8 T cells stained with HLA A∗02:01-YLQPRTFLL tetramer.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
The group might also be able to make foursomes of such atoms, known as tetramers, says Maren Mossman, a physicist at Washington State University in Pullman.
—Elizabeth Gibney, Scientific American, 9 May 2018
To tag immune cells carrying receptors for alder pollen, the team added customized fluorescent proteins known as MHCII tetramers to the patients’ blood samples.
—Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS, 2 Aug. 2017
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Noun
It’s made by taking red blood cells from cows, extracting their hemoglobin, purifying it to remove pathogens, and chemically bonding four of the proteins together as a tetramer.
—Byandrew Zaleski, science.org, 3 July 2024
The team confirmed the wide response to the epitope, as twelve out of the thirteen patients who tested positive for HLA A*02+ also had CD8 T cells stained with HLA A∗02:01-YLQPRTFLL tetramer.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
The group might also be able to make foursomes of such atoms, known as tetramers, says Maren Mossman, a physicist at Washington State University in Pullman.
—Elizabeth Gibney, Scientific American, 9 May 2018
To tag immune cells carrying receptors for alder pollen, the team added customized fluorescent proteins known as MHCII tetramers to the patients’ blood samples.
—Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS, 2 Aug. 2017
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“Tetramer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tetramer. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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tetramer
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tet·ra·mer
ˈte-trə-mər
: a molecule (as an enzyme or a polymer) that consists of four structural subunits (as peptide chains or condensed monomers)
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