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Cell penetrating peptide — Cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) are short polycationic sequences which can facilitate cellular uptake of peptides and proteins which contain them. [Jones SW, Christison R, Bundell K, Voyce CJ, Brockbank SMV, Newham P, Lindsay MA.… … Wikipedia
conjugation — 1. The union of two unicellular organisms or of the male and female gametes of multicellular forms followed by partition of the chromatin and the production of two new cells. 2. Bacterial c., effected by simple contact, usually by means of… … Medical dictionary
conjugation — n. the union of two microorganisms in which genetic material (DNA) passes from one organism to the other. In bacteria minute projections on the donor ‘male’ cell (pili) form a bridge with the recipient ‘female’ cell; the exact function of the… … The new mediacal dictionary
conjugation — 1. Union of gametes or unicellular organisms during fertilization. 2. The unidirectional transfer of plasmid DNA from one bacterium cell to another, involving cell to cell contact. The plasmid usually encodes the majority of the functions… … Glossary of Biotechnology
conjugation — (kon ju ga shun) 1. The form of gene transfer and recombination in bacteria that requires direct cell to cell contact. 2. A complex form of sexual reproduction commonly employed by protozoa … Dictionary of microbiology
Bacterial conjugation — is the transfer of genetic material between bacterial cells by direct cell to cell contact or by a bridge like connection between two cells.[1] Discovered in 1946 by Joshua Lederberg and Edward Tatum,[2] conjugation is a mechanism of horizontal… … Wikipedia
Hfr cell — An hfr cell (also called hfr strain) is a bacterium with a conjugative plasmid (often F) integrated into its genomic DNA. Hfr is the abbreviation for high frequency recombination , which was first characterized by Luca Cavalli Sforza. Unlike a… … Wikipedia
Bacterial cell structure — Bacteria, despite their apparent simplicity, contain a well developed cell structure which is responsible for many of their unique biological properties. Many structural features are unique to bacteria and are not found among archaea or… … Wikipedia
Clara cell — Latin exocrinocytus bronchiolaris Code TH H3.05.02.0.00008 Clara cells are dome shaped cells with short microvilli found in the small airways (bronchioles) of the lungs … Wikipedia
HHV Infected Cell Polypeptide 0 (ICP0) — Human Herpes Virus (HHV) Infected Cell Polypeptide 0 (ICP0) is a protein, encoded by the DNA of herpes viruses. It is produced by herpes viruses during the earliest stage of infection, when the virus has recently entered the host cell; this stage … Wikipedia
