trans|ac|ti|va|tion

trans|ac|ti|va|tion
trans|ac|ti|va|tion «TRAN zak tuh VAY shuhn, -sak-», noun.
Genetics. a process by which a viral gene causes the host cell to transcribe a protein which in turn induces the cell to reproduce large amounts of the virus's components: »

The gene found in the AIDS virus—called “TAT” for transactivation and transcription activation—can adjust its own production, increasing 500 to 1,000 times (Philip J. Hilts).

[< trans (cription) activation]

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  • trans|am|i|na|tion — «trans AM uh NAY shuhn, tranz », noun. the reversible transfer of an amino group from one compound to another …   Useful english dictionary

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  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

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  • trans|na|tion|al — «trans NASH uhn uhl, NASH nuhl; tranz », adjective, noun. –adj. extending beyond national frontiers or bounds: »a transnational economy, a transnational culture. –n. a company with foreign branches, subsidiaries, and the like; multinational:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • trans|ac´tion|al|ly — trans|ac|tion|al «tran ZAK shuh nuhl, SAK », adjective. of or having to do with a transaction. –trans|ac´tion|al|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

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