posttranscriptional
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of posttranscriptional
1965–70; post- + transcriptional ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Regulation of Caenorhabditis elegans vitellogenesis by DAF-2/IIS through separable transcriptional and posttranscriptional mechanisms.
From Nature
Green, R. & Noller, H. F. In vitro complementation analysis localizes 23S rRNA posttranscriptional modifications that are required for Escherichia coli 50S ribosomal subunit assembly and function.
From Nature
The secretion of epithelial IL-18 requires transcriptional activation through TLRs or the G-protein-coupled receptor GPR109a and posttranscriptional cleavage through the NLRP6 inflammasome.
From Nature
The secretion of epithelial IL-18 requires transcriptional activation through TLRs or the G-protein-coupled receptor GPR109a and posttranscriptional cleavage through the NLRP6 inflammasome.
From Nature
These results reveal a major nuclear genetic determinant of posttranscriptional modification in mitochondria and suggest that tRNA posttranscriptional modification may affect cellular energy production.
From Science Magazine
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