key regulator

collocation in English

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key
adjective
uk
/kiː/us
/kiː/
very important and having a lot of influence on other people ...
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regulator
noun[C]
uk
/ˈreɡ.jə.leɪ.tər/us
/ˈreɡ.jə.leɪ.t̬ɚ/
a device used to control things such as the speed of a clock, the temperature in a ...
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(Definition ofkeyandregulatorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is akeyregulatorof multiple events in hematopoiesis, most notably the stimulation of megakaryocyte maturation.
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Chk1 is a central component of genome surveillance pathways and is akeyregulatorof the cell cycle and cell survival.
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It is also akeyregulatorof growth plate formation- both growth plate angiogenesis and the generation of hypertrophic chondrocytes.
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It is akeyregulatorin humoral and adaptive immunity.
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It is akeyregulatorof actin-myosin contraction, stability, and cell polarity.
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Akeyregulatorof prolactin production is estrogens that enhance growth of prolactin-producing cells and stimulate prolactin production directly, as well as suppressing dopamine.
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This article provides an overview of the key regulators of eosinophils.
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The mitochondrion is akeyregulatorof the metabolic activity of the cell, and is also an important organelle in both production and degradation of free radicals.
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The protein is akeyregulatorof.
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Another example, sonic hedgehog signaling pathway is one of the key regulators of embryonic development and is present in all bilaterians.
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Cripto is one of the key regulators of embryonic stem cells differentiation into cardiomyocyte vs neuronal fate.
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Cytokines are key regulators of hematopoietic cell proliferation and differentiation.
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The normal conduction of slow waves is one of the key regulators of gastrointestinal motility.
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