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repressor: see nucleic acid nucleic acid, any of a group of organic substances found in the chromosomes of living cells and viruses that play a central role in the storage and replication of hereditary information and in the expression of this information through protein synthesis. ..... Click the link for more information. . repressor [ri′pres·ər] (biochemistry) An end product of metabolism which represses the synthesis of enzymes in the metabolic pathway. (genetics) The product of a regulator gene that acts to repress the transcription of another gene. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| 5-Aza-denxycytidine partially restored the transcription of several suppressed genes, showing that epigenetic DNA methylatinn was probably involved in arsenical-induced gene repression. Studies can include cloning of receptor-regulated genes, analysis of mechanisms of gene repression by nuclear receptors, evaluation of the role of receptor phosphorylation in receptor signaling, development of novel model systems to study coactivators/ |
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