upregulation — noun The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors increases in order to increase sensitivity … Wiktionary
Downregulation and upregulation — Downregulation is the process by which a cell decreases the quantity of a cellular component, such as RNA or protein, in response to an external variable. An increase of a cellular component is called upregulation. An example of downregulation is … Wikipedia
Heat shock protein — Heat shock proteins (HSP) are a group of proteins whose expression is increased when the cells are exposed to elevated temperatures or other stress. This increase in expression is transcriptionally regulated. This dramatic upregulation of the… … Wikipedia
Cd4+ T cells and antitumor Immunity — Macrophages are innate immunity. Immunosurveillance and Immunoediting This discovery furthered the development of a previously hypothesized theory, the immunosurveillance theory. The immunosurveillance theory suggests that the immune system… … Wikipedia
Reelin — is a protein found mainly in the brain, but also in the spinal cord, blood and other body organs and tissues. Reelin is crucial for regulating the processes of neuronal migration and positioning in the developing brain.Besides this important role … Wikipedia
Duchenne muscular dystrophy — Classification and external resources Histopathology of gastrocnemius muscle from patient who died of pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy, Duchenne type. Cross section of muscle shows extensive replacement of muscle fibers by adipose cells … Wikipedia
FSH-receptor — Follicle stimulating hormone receptor PDB rendering based on 1xwd … Wikipedia
Lyme disease microbiology — Lyme disease, or borreliosis, is caused by Gram negative spirochetal bacteria from the genus Borrelia , which has at least 37 known species, 12 of which are Lyme related, and an unknown number of genomic strains. Borrelia species known to cause… … Wikipedia
Glial scar — formation (gliosis) is a reactive cellular process involving astrogliosis that occurs after injury to the Central Nervous System. As with scarring in other organs and tissues, the glial scar is the body s mechanism to protect and begin the… … Wikipedia
FOXM1 — Forkhead box M1, also known as FOXM1, is a human gene.cite journal | author = Korver W, Roose J, Heinen K, Weghuis DO, de Bruijn D, van Kessel AG, Clevers H | title = The human TRIDENT/HFH 11/FKHL16 gene: structure, localization, and promoter… … Wikipedia
