effector molecule
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effector
noun[C]
uk/ɪˈfek.tər/us/əˈfek.tɚ/
a body part or cell that reacts to a stimulus in a particular way, or a cell or substance in the body that produces ...
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molecule
noun[C]
uk/ˈmɒl.ɪ.kjuːl/us/ˈmɑː.lɪ.kjuːl/
the simplest unit of a chemical substance, usually a group of two or ...
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The finaleffectormoleculeof the fibrinolytic system is plasmin, which cleaves fibrin into soluble degradation products.
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The steps along the pathway of antigen recognition toeffectormoleculeare, however, still imperfectly understood, as is its potency compared to humoral immunity.
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Catalase was the only successful scavenger, implicating hydrogen peroxide as theeffectormolecule.
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Trypanosomes are therefore enmeshed in a network of cytokines and effector molecules that both stimulate and inhibit their growth and development.
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Many inflammatory cells, such as macrophages, produce and release superoxide anions and nitric oxide as part of their microbicidal effector molecules.
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An alternative approach to characterising this progesterone receptor is to work back from some of the principal effector molecules affected by progesterone.
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In addition to kinase activity, the intracellular domains typically have regions that bind to a secondaryeffectormoleculeor complex of molecules that further propagate signal transduction within the cell.
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Such costs could be energetic as more immune effector molecules may be needed or immunopathological where a higher degree of cross-reactivity may bear the risk of reaction with self tissue.
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Development of new therapies designed to block signal transduction mechanisms or otherwise inhibit effector molecules is well underway.
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The 2 events are mediated by a wide spectrum of specific effector molecules, which initiate the infectious process, destroy the existing host environment and construct a new parasitic habitat.
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In addition, parasites may be affected, directly or indirectly, by cytokines and other # immune effector molecules and parasites may themselves produce factors that affect the cells of the immune system.
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However, models that suggest molecular rearrangement, reorganization, and pre-complexing of effector molecules are beginning to be accepted.
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Does it activate the target, or in some way change the target (or effector molecules) conformation?
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In this manner, effector molecules act as ligands that can increase or decrease enzyme activity, gene expression, or cell signalling.
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