P53

Meaning of P53 in English

ˌpēˌfiftēˈthrē noun

( -s )

Etymology: from p53 , the protein made by the gene, from p rotein + 53 , the protein's molecular weight

: a tumor suppressor gene that in a defective form tends to be associated with a high risk of certain cancers

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

P53 — noun Etymology: from ~, the protein made by the gene, from protein + 53, the gene's molecular weight Date: 1990 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
P53 — noun Etymology: from p53, the protein made by the gene, from p rotein + 53, the gene's molecular weight Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
P53 — A protein (53 kilodaltons in size) produced by a tumor-suppressor gene. Like other tumor-suppressor genes, the p53 gene normally controls …
English Dictionary of Medicine
P53 — Pronunciation: ˌ p ē - ˌ fif-t ē - ' thr ē Function: noun Etymology: from p53, the protein made …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
P53 GENE — A tumor suppressor gene that normally inhibits the growth of tumors. This gene is altered in many types of cancer.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE — noun Date: 1985 any of a class of genes (as p53) that act in normal cells to inhibit unrestrained cell …
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TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE — Date: 1985 : any of a class of genes (as p53) that act in normal cells to inhibit unrestrained cell …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TUMOUR SUPPRESSOR GENE — also called Anti-oncogene, any of a class of genes that are normally involved in regulating cell growth but that may …
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APOPTOSIS — also called Programmed Cell Death, in biology, a mechanism that allows cells to self-destruct when stimulated by the appropriate trigger. …
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SEQUENCING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES DNA sequencing gene sequencing COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN dna ▪ Point mutations were created …
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SENTINEL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB stand ▪ Stumpy Martello towers, built to repel Napoleon, stand sentinel on the shoreline. …
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POLYP
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PARTICULARLY — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES particularly appropriate ▪ The timing of the announcement was particularly appropriate . particularly/especially suitable ▪ …
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NORMAL — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES get back to normal ▪ Life was beginning to get back to normal . …
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MUTATION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE deleterious ▪ Now, suppose that deleterious mutations reduce survival below this optimal value. ▪ …
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LEUKEMIA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE acute ▪ Hereditary and acquired p53 mutations in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia . ▪ …
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INTERESTING — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a good/excellent/interesting article ▪ There was an interesting article on Russia in the paper today. …
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GENE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES gene mapping gene pool gene sequencing gene therapy COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE different ▪ …
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DNA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a DNA sample ▪ Archaeologists are studying DNA samples from ancient Egyptian mummies. DNA profiling …
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DEFECTIVE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a defective/faulty gene (= a gene that does not work properly ) ▪ The disease …
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CORRELATION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE clear ▪ There is no clear correlation between the number of injections and the …
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CORRELATE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB closely ▪ Electricity sales are closely correlated to economic growth. ▪ In our …
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CANCER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cancer cell ▪ Already there are many treatments which destroy cancer cells. a cancer …
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ASSAY — verb EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Also shown are the regions of the c-Jun protein which were expressed in E.coli and …
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ACTIVATE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES set off/trigger/activate the alarm (= make it start ringing ) ▪ A window blew open, …
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P IN BIOCHEMISTRY — The abbreviation for protein. For example, p53 is a protein (53 kilodaltons in size).
English Dictionary of Medicine
SYNDROME, LI-FRAUMENI — A family tendency to cancers due to a mutation in a gene that normally serves to curb cancer: the p53 …
English Dictionary of Medicine
LI-FRAUMENI SYNDROME — A family tendency to cancers due to a mutation in a gene that normally serves to curb cancer: the p53 …
English Dictionary of Medicine
SCH-58500 — A drug that inhibits the growth of tumor cells that express the mutated p53 gene.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
LI-FRAUMENI SYNDROME — A rare, inherited predisposition to multiple cancers, caused by an alteration in the p53 tumor suppressor gene.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms

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