repressor
11repressor protein — A protein that binds to an operator of a gene preventing the transcription of the gene. The binding affinity of repressors for the operator may be affected by other molecules. Inducers bind to repressors and decrease their binding to the operator …
12repressor gene — a gene that synthesizes a repressor …
13repressor — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1611 one that represses; especially a protein that is determined by a regulatory gene, binds to a genetic operator, and inhibits the initiation of transcription of messenger RNA …
14repressor — /ri pres euhr/, n. 1. represser. 2. Genetics. a protein that binds DNA at an operator site and thereby prevents transcription of one or more adjacent genes. [1955 60; < L; see REPRESS, TOR] * * * …
15repressor — noun a) Anything that represses. b) Any protein that binds to DNA and thus regulates the expression of genes by decreasing the rate of transcription …
16repressor — The product of a regulator or r. gene. active r. a r. that combines directly with an operator gene to repress the operator and its structural genes, thus repressing protein synthesis; an active r. may be repressed by an …
17Repressor — Re|prẹs|sor [lat. = Unterdrücker], der; s, …so|ren; Syn.: Regulator Protein: ein Protein, das in der ↑ Regulation der Protein Synthese die Transkription hemmen kann, wenn es durch Substrat oder Endprodukt aktiviert wird …
18repressor — re|pres|sor Mot Agut Nom masculí …
19Repressor — Re|prẹssor m; s, ...o̱ren: spezifisches Protein, das die ↑Transkription ein oder ausschaltet …
20repressor — rɪ presÉ™(r) n. suppressor, restrainer; one who subdues, one who quells …
