induction

Variety

...;> SOS response In bacteria , a coordinated induction of a variety of genes as a response to high levels of DNA damage . Full article >>> The variety of proteins in the cytoplasm ic membrane in prokaryotes is greater because of the significantly greater number of functions perfo...

Repression

...been identified for E. coli. Both repression and induction are examples of negative control since the repressor proteins turn off transcription . Full article >>> A repressor is a DNA -binding protein that regulates the expression of one or more genes by decreasing the rate of tra...

RecA protein

...ation . The RecA protein is also involved in the induction of the SOS response and the induction of lambda prophage in response to DNA damaging agents. Full article >>> The re...

Pyrenoid

...ticle >>> Boraas (1983) reported the induction of multicellularity in a strain of Chlorella pyrenoid osa (since reclassified as C. vulgaris) by predation . Full article >>> Autotrophic , unicellular forms with a single, cup-shaped chloroplast and two apically insert ed fl...

Protein

...ion . The RecA protein is also involved in the induction of the SOS response and the induction of lambda prophage in response to DNA damaging agents. Full article >>> GLYCO ...

Proteasome

...ng proteolysis alone cannot account for the full induction of Hh target genes (Chen, 1999) cleavage requires Slimb (Jiang, 1998) ... Full article >>> proteasome A giant protein complex that recognizes and destroys proteins tagged for elimination by the small protein ubiquitin . pro...

Primordium

...;>> germ layer, germ plasm, germination, induction , juvenile, larva , maternal effect , mesoderm , metamorphosis, morphogenesis , morula , neoteny, neural development, nymph, ontogeny , oo sperm , ovism , paedogenesis, pangenesis, phylogeny , primordium , pupa, ... Full article >...

Lytic cycle

...her after infection of a host bacterium or after induction of a prophage , resulting in production and release of free progeny phage particles, and lysis of the host cell . Full article >>> lytic cycle (lit-ik) A type of viral replication cycle resulting in the release of new ph...

LexA

...repressor . Release of repression results in the induction of the SOS response. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ... Full article >>>...

Inducer

...an increase in the expression of a given gene . induction An increase in the expression of a gene in response to a change in the activity of a regulatory protein . Full article >>> Our results demonstrate that, in the presence of an inducer , the repressor 's N-termini crosslink to the...

Hormone

...t can include stimulation or inhibition of growth, induction or suppression of apoptosis ( programmed cell death ), activation or inhibition of the immune system , ... Full article >>> hormone a chemical substance that is secreted by one organ and produces specific effects elsewhere Sou...

Expression

...an increase in the expression of a given gene . induction An increase in the expression of a gene in response to a change in the activity of a regulatory protein . Full article >>> Has also been used in expression studies. Yeast artificial chromosomes (YACs) are the most commonly use...

Dormancy

... less than a day, often used by birds Hibernation induction trigger ... Full article >>> dormancy [L. dormire, to sleep] A period during which growth ceases and metabolic activity is greatly reduced; dormancy is broken when certain requirements, for example, of temperature, moisture, or day...

DNA damage

...;> SOS response In bacteria , a coordinated induction of a variety of genes as a response to high leve...ss. Full article >>> The coordinate induction of many genes in response to certain types of DNA damage . Full article >>> Other dr...

Digit

... Full article >>> In astrocytes, mPT induction was observed as calcium-induced mitochondria l swelling following permeabilization by digit onin or introduction of a calcium ionophore. Full article >>> most of our hormones ; digit oxin or digoxin in patients receiving these dru...

Differentiation

....D. Nieuwkoop. Appendix : Dialogue on embryo nic induction and differentiation ... Full article >>>...

Cytology

....D. Nieuwkoop. Appendix : Dialogue on embryo nic induction and differentiation waves. Int. Review Cytology , ... Full article >>>...

Colon

...y in Chlorella vulgaris Boraas (1983) reported the induction of multicellularity in a strain of Chlorella pyrenoid osa (since reclassified as C. vulgaris) by predation . Full article >>> Colon y . A group of identical cells ( clones ) derived from a single progenitor cell . Commensalis...

Breed

...ticle >>> In plant breed ing, the induction of polyploid s is a common technique to overcome the sterility of a hybrid species . Triticale is the hybrid of wheat (Triticum turgidum) and rye (Secale cereale). Full article >>> The rice breed ers had been looking for this to...

Appendix

....D. Nieuwkoop. Appendix : Dialogue on embryo nic induction and differentiation ... Full article >>>...