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glucocorticoid receptor

glucocorticoid receptor noun: a protein found in multiple forms within cells, which binds glucocorticoids and subsequently influences gene transcription.

Noun

glucocorticoid receptor (plural glucocorticoid receptors)

  1. A protein found in multiple forms within cells, which binds glucocorticoids and subsequently influences gene transcription.
    • The cellular site of binding of dexamethasone by specific glucocorticoid receptors in cultured hepatoma cells was investigated with the use of certain mercurials.1972, B. B. Levinson, J. D. Baxter, G. G. Rousseau, G. M. Tomkins, “Cellular site of glucocorticoid-receptor complex formation.”, in Science, 175, no. 18 14 January 1972: 189-190
    • They studied a protein called a glucocorticoid receptor that helps humans and most other vertebrates cope with stress by grabbing a hormone called cortisol and then switching on stress-defense genes.2009 Zimmer, Carl. "Can Evolution Run in Reverse? A Study Says It’s a One-Way Street," New York Times, 28 September 2009 [cited 18 December 2009], Science section, online edition...
    Synonyms:
    GCCR, GCR, GR, GRL

glucocorticoid receptor meaning in Tamil

glucocorticoid receptor in Tamil

குளுக்கோக்கார்டிகாய்டு ஏற்பி

Synonyms of glucocorticoid receptor

Forms of glucocorticoid receptor

pluralglucocorticoid receptors

Questions about glucocorticoid receptor

What does glucocorticoid receptor mean?
Glucocorticoid receptor means a protein found in multiple forms within cells, which binds glucocorticoids and subsequently influences gene transcription.
What is glucocorticoid receptor in Tamil?
Glucocorticoid receptor in Tamil is குளுக்கோக்கார்டிகாய்டு ஏற்பி. See Glucocorticoid receptor meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is glucocorticoid receptor?
Glucocorticoid receptor is a noun.
What is the plural of glucocorticoid receptor?
The plural of glucocorticoid receptor is glucocorticoid receptors.

Words near glucocorticoid receptor in the dictionary

  1. glucoconjugations
  2. glucoconvallatoxoloside
  3. glucocoroglaucigenin
  4. glucocorotoxigenin
  5. glucocorticoid
  6. glucocorticoid receptor
  7. glucocorticoid receptors
  8. glucocorticoidal
  9. glucocorticoids
  10. glucocorticosteroid
  11. glucocorticosteroidogenesis

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