Protein isoform
(重定向自Isoform)


Protein isoforms, or "protein variants" are several different forms of protein coded from the same gene. Through RNA splicing mechanisms, mRNA has the ability to select different protein-coding segments (exons), or even different parts of exons from RNA to form different mRNA sequences. Each unique sequence produces a specific form of a protein. Among all RNA splicing mechanisms, alternative splicing is the most predominate one which is responsible for most of protein isoforms.