monobody

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noun

A synthetic binding protein constructed using a fibronectin type III domain as a molecular scaffold.

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Meanings

nounmonobody (plural monobodies)

plural monobodies

  1. A synthetic binding protein constructed using a fibronectin type III domain as a molecular scaffold.

Origin

From mono- + body. Coined in 1998 by the Koide group, who published the first paper demonstrating the concept.

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APA

monobody. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monobody

MLA

“monobody.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monobody. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monobody,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monobody.

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