new term in interactor type: polymer

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In oder to distinguish the interactor that have a sequence (nucleic acid and protein) from those who do not (small molecules, complexes) we propose to add the term "polymer" in the PSI interactor type.

The new term would be a high level term parent of protein, nucleic acids the CV would have the following three: @is_a@interactor type ; MI:0313 @is_a@complex ; MI:0314 @is_a@protein complex ; MI:0315 @is_a@protein dna complex ; MI:0233 @is_a@ ribonucleoprotein complex ; MI:0316
@is_a@interaction ; MI:0317 @is_a@small molecule ; MI:0328 @is_a@unknown participant ; MI:0329 -new term polymer as parent of : @is_a@nucleic acid ; MI:0318 @is_a@dna: deoxyribonucleic acid ; MI:0319 ; @is_a@rna: ribonucleic acid ; MI:0320 ; @is_a@crna: catalytic rna ; MI:0321 @is_a@grna: guide rna ; MI:0322 @is_a@hnrna: heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleic ; MI:0323 @is_a@mrna: messenger ribonucleic acid ; MI:0324 ; @is_a@trna: transfer ribonucleic acid ; MI:0325 ; @is_a@protein ; MI:0326 @is_a@peptide ; MI:0327

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Hi Luisa

I'll put this straight out to the vote - on Monday since I don't have my address book a home. Nice definition in Wikepedia you could use.

A polymer is a generic term used to describe a substantially long molecule. This long molecule consists of structural units and repeating units strung together through chemical bonds. These units consist of monomers, which are typically small molecules of low molecular weight. The monomers can be identical, or they can have one or more substituted chemical groups.

Sandra

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approved at geneva meeting september 2005

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see MI:0383 biopolymer

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