effector

Synapse

...tween two neuron s, or between a neuron and an effector cell (e.g., muscle or gland cell ), at which e... dendrite or cell body ) of another neuron or effector cell . Full article >>> Ab42 (the 42-amino-acid form of Ab) induces membrane lipid ...

Structural gene

...tween two neuron s, or between a neuron and an effector cell (e.g., muscle or gland cell ), ... Full article >>> structural gene s Genes that code for enzymes or structural proteins rather than proteins that control the function of other genes. structural molecule A complex ...

Seminiferous tubules

...m, the element that detects change and signals the effector to initiate a response. Full article >>> seminiferous tubules [L. semen , seed + ferre, to bear or carry + dim. of tubus, tube] Highly coiled tubes in the testes in which sperm are produced. Full article >>> se...

Reporter Gene

...ese loci are not trans cribed as well. The main effector of silencing at these loci is the SIR complex. Full article >>> So we used a technology called the " reporter gene ." Reporter gene is simply a device that you can rig up (because of the technology that we have available today) so ...

Processing

...led Golgi bodies. Full article >>> effector cell A muscle cell or gland cell that performs the body's responses to stimuli; responds to signals from the brain or other processing center of the nervous system . Full article >>> A set of biological techniques developed ...

Neurotransmitter

... dendrite or cell body ) of another neuron or effector cell . Neurotransmitter s released ... Full article >>>...

Neuron

...tween two neuron s, or between a neuron and an effector cell (e.g., muscle or gland cell ), at which electrical and/or chemical signals are passed from one cell to another. Full article >>> Approximately two-thirds of the Drosophila brain (about 200,000 neuron s total) is dedicated...

Message

... dendrite or cell body ) of another neuron or effector cell . Neurotransmitter molecule s released by synaptic terminals diffuse across the synapse , relaying message s to ... Full article >>> Its function is to carry the genetic message from the chromosome to the ribosomes . me...

Interneuron

... signals from the central nervous system to the effector cell s. Interneuron s connect neuron s within specific regions of the ... Full article >>> Whereas botulinum neurotoxins remain at the neuromuscular junction, tetanus toxin is retrogradely trans ported along the axon to the cell...

Feedback inhibition

...article >>> Binding of an allosteric effector changes the shape of the enzyme , inactivating it while the effector is still bound. Such a mechanism is commonly employed in feedback inhibition . Full article >&...

Entropy

... the universe is increasing. second messenger An effector molecule synthesized within a cell in response to an external signal (first messenger) such as a hormone . Full article >>> An overall loss of 8 kcal/mol was due to entropy , as described by Gibbs equation (Govindjee). Full arti...

Effector cell

...entiated into ... Full article >>> effector cell A muscle cell or gland cell that perf...tween two neuron s, or between a neuron and an effector cell (e.g., muscle or gland cell ), at which electrical and/or chemical signals are passed from ...

Antibody

...ulin, produced by B cells , that functions as the effector in an immune response . Full article >>> antibody Immunoglobulin protein , produced by B cells (or plasma cells derived from B cells ), that binds with a specific antigen . antibody titer Measure of the amount of antibody ...

Allostery

...fficiency changes in response to the binding of an effector molecule at a so-called allosteric site . Full...gulation of an enzyme or protein by binding an effector molecule at the protein 's allosteric site (that is, ... Full article >>>...

Allosteric site

...gulation of an enzyme or protein by binding an effector molecule at the protein 's allosteric site (t...fficiency changes in response to the binding of an effector molecule at a so-called allosteric site . Full article >>> allosteric site The s...