- inducer
- noun Date: circa 1538 one that induces; especially a substance that is capable of activating the transcription of a gene by combining with and inactivating a genetic repressor
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Inducer — In*du cer, n. 1. One who, or that which, induces or incites. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: (Genetics) A substance which, when it contacts a living cell, causes the activation of a gene; as, non metabolizable inducers are useful for studying the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inducer — inducer. См. эвокатор. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
inducer — index abettor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Inducer — In molecular biology, an inducer is a molecule that starts gene expression. For a gene to be expressed, its DNA sequence must be copied (in a process known as transcription) to make a smaller, mobile molecule called messenger RNA (mRNA), which… … Wikipedia
inducer — A molecule, usually a substrate of a specific enzyme pathway, that combines with and deactivates an active repressor (produced by a regulator gene); this allows an operator gene previously repressed to activate the … Medical dictionary
inducer — A low molecular weight compound or a physical agent that associates with a repressor protein to produce a complex that can no longer bind to the operator. Thus, the presence of the inducer turns on the expression of the gene(s) controlled by the… … Glossary of Biotechnology
inducer — induce ► VERB 1) succeed in persuading or leading (someone) to do something. 2) bring about or give rise to. 3) produce (an electric charge or current or a magnetic state) by induction. 4) Medicine bring on (childbirth or abortion) artificially.… … English terms dictionary
inducer — См. induttore … Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов
inducer — n. [L. in, in; ducere, to lead] A small molecule which causes an increase in the rate of enzyme synthesis when present … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
inducer — (in dūs er) A small molecule that stimulates the synthesis of an inducible enzyme … Dictionary of microbiology
