Isoform facts for kids
A protein isoform is any of several different forms of the same protein. Different forms of a protein may be produced from related genes, or may be made from the same gene by alternative splicing. A large number of isoforms are caused by single-nucleotide polymorphisms or SNPs, small genetic differences between alleles of the same gene. These occur at specific individual nucleotide (building block of dna-strand) positions within a gene.
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Protein A, B and C are isoforms encoded from the same gene through alternative splicing.
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Different mechanisms of RNA splicing
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In Spanish: Isoforma para niños
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