heteromerize

English

Etymology

From heteromer +‎ -ize.

Verb

heteromerize (third-person singular simple present heteromerizes, present participle heteromerizing, simple past and past participle heteromerized)

1. To convert into a heteromer.
   • 2015, Judith A. Paice, Cancer Pain: From Molecules to Suffering:

     After ligand binding, sIL6R heteromerizes with the signal transducer molecule gp130, which is also utilized by other cytokines of the same family, such as leukemia-inhibitory factor.