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Activator

(Science: biochemistry) a DNA-binding transcription metabolite that positively modulates an allosteric Enzyme or regulates one or more genes by increasing the rate of transcription.


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Hi Guys could you please help me to find the most correct answer. Thanks 1.What is a dominant activator? one copy of an oncogene has been mutated and causes uncontrolled cell growth a proto-oncogene that has stimulated caspases viral reverse transcriptase when a gene is ...

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by kpax
Tue Aug 25, 2009 2:33 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Please Help
Replies: 1
Views: 46

cAMP as second messenger in GPCR signal transduction

... to the cAMP second messenger. But after this chapter, in every example of signal transduction, the book uses cAMP as a second messenger and activator of protein kinase A. They do this for the rest of the book. Not only in the chapter I'm currently reading. Does this mean that cAMP is the ...

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by hplc
Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:31 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: cAMP as second messenger in GPCR signal transduction
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Re: brain pain

Agreed, chem is the ultimate brain pain activator.

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by Darwin420
Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:32 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: brain pain
Replies: 21
Views: 2116

Phage

lysogenic and lytic cycles are competing with each other depending on the various presence of activator and repressor proteins. You want more in detail? I have to check up my references for the exact names of the proteins.

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by david23
Thu Aug 23, 2007 5:21 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Phage
Replies: 3
Views: 924

Enzymes Question

... bond establishment. Both the pre and the post translational thng is called as intrinsic factors. While extrinsic factors could be temperature, pH, activator, and inhibitor...:D

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by victor
Fri May 18, 2007 4:44 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Enzymes Question
Replies: 8
Views: 1978
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