How to Use subunit in a Sentence

subunit

noun

• The new vaccine is what’s known as a protein subunit vaccine.
  — Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
• The newer subunit vaccines hold a lot of promise, but come with their own challenges.
  — Zeynep Tufekci, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2021
• Then there are protein subunit vaccines, which recreate just one portion of the virus.
  — Katherine Ellen Foley, Quartz, 11 Nov. 2020
• This kind of technique, called protein subunit vaccines, has long been used widely in other shots.
  — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 13 July 2022
• To do that, the researchers decided to remove isoleucine from all of the proteins in the small subunit of the ribosome.
  — ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
• The protein is composed of four identical subunits that must fit together perfectly to do their job.
  — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
• Polymers are formed by chemical reactions among subunits called monomers, which can link up to create a gel like the type used in gummy candies.
  — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 8 June 2023
• The second type of vaccine is known as a protein subunit vaccine, which works by injecting people with fragments of a virus’ proteins.
  — Dallas News, 27 Aug. 2021
• One of these designs was able to complete the isoleucine-free small subunit, with the resulting strain growing about 60 percent as fast as the unedited ones.
  — ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
• From this tissue, the lab sequences a section of a gene known as cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1, or CO1.
  — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
• Perhaps the most common vaccine approach is called a subunit vaccine, which contains only specific parts of a pathogen—often proteins.
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
• The new public was hyperglossic, with its human subunits constantly typing and posting.
  — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
• Scaling a battery from a subunit of a single cell to a full cell and eventually to a full battery pack can create a lot of problems, says Srinivasan.
  — Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, 8 Dec. 2020
• Protein subunit vaccines just get little pieces of the target virus circulating in the system for the immune system to find and recognize.
  — Jacqueline Howard and Nadia Kounang, CNN, 3 June 2022
• The new protein subunit vaccine, however, already contains that all-important bit, known as the spike protein, meaning the body doesn't have to produce it on its own.
  — The Week, 9 June 2021
• The chemistry between the two members is already well known to fans, thanks to their roles in the group’s beloved subunit BSS, where they’re joined by Hoshi.
  — Kristine Kwak, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2026
• Homodimers are pairs of identical subunits; heterodimers combine different ones.
  — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
• Other examples of subunit vaccines are the hepatitis B and pertussis vaccines.
  — Jacqueline Howard and Nadia Kounang, CNN, 3 June 2022
• Moreover, the subunits of the battle groups had to come from and be paid for by EU member states, which led to shirking, particularly by smaller countries.
  — Radek Sikorski, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
• Protein subunit vaccines use the antigens only, either injected directly or formed into empty protein shells.
  — Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2020
• The genetic basis of this loss of hemoglobin — including deletions in the genes for hemoglobin subunits — is an area of active research.
  — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 9 Jan. 2026
• The new two-dose shingles subunit vaccine (Shingrix) is a highly effective treatment to prevent shingles and its complications.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 12 Aug. 2021
• The imperial hunting reserve was well managed, with hunts rotating among sixty-three subunits so as not to overharvest animals from any one location.
  — Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025
• People with beta-thalassemia make little or no functioning hemoglobin, because of other mutations that affect the same subunit of the protein.
  — Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 5 Dec. 2020
• Protein subunit vaccines like Novavax's have been widely used for decades starting with a successful hepatitis B vaccine over 30 years ago.
  — Grady McGregor, Fortune, 20 July 2022
• Even a single variant can disrupt protein function by impairing subunit assembly and destabilizing the overall structure.
  — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
• The genes for the 21 proteins in the small subunit are all clustered next to each other on a 10,000-base-long stretch of the genome, so the researchers could just replace them all at once.
  — ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
• Microbes in the rumen break large molecules — especially cellulose — into smaller subunits.
  — Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 29 June 2024
• The idea is that, once emplaced, a Littoral Regiment can scatter smaller subunits armed with sensors, anti-ship missiles, and air-defense missiles throughout an area.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 July 2023
• The investigative unit could be a separate agency, or could be a subunit of the Washington State Patrol, Inslee said.
  — oregonlive, 16 June 2020