transduction

transduction Definition

trans·duc·tion (trans duk′s̸hən, tranz-)

noun

the transfer of energy from one system to another
Genetics the transfer of DNA from one bacterium to another by a bacteriophage, which may lead to the acquisition of a new gene by the recipient

Etymology: < L transductus, pp. of transducere: see transducer

transduction Usage Examples

Converse of object

mediate: Professor Graeme Milligan Studies of signal transduction mediated by guanine nucleotide-binding proteins.
signal: Walter Kolch's laboratory studies signal transduction, the means by which cells communicate information about their environment to the nucleus.

Adjective modifier

retroviral: Transgenic mice produced by retroviral transduction of male germ-line stem cells.
sensory: Keywords color vision, Fodor, mind/body problem, perception, representation, semantics, sensory transduction, verificationism.
neural: The " hcl NAP " is the simplest form of a mechanical to neural transduction.
intracellular: Adaptor proteins are known to play critical roles in the intracellular transduction of extracellular signals ( Ref.

Modifies a noun

pathway: Tobacco MAP kinase: a possible mediator in wound signal transduction pathways.
cascade: Our early work established mutations in genes encoding members of the visual transduction cascade as important in these diseases.
inhibitor: His major focus has been on signal transduction inhibitors, and on the regulators of cell cycle checkpoints and modulators of apoptosis.
mechanism: The goals of his research group are to advance understanding of signal transduction mechanisms in the model plant Arabidopsis.
molecule: Expression of several angiogenic growth factors, cytokines and signal transduction molecules was shown to be altered after stroke.
protein: Such errors are common in proteins where multiple domains are prevalent e.g. extracellular receptor signal transduction proteins.

Noun used with modifier

signal: Reviews the role of calcium in signal transduction in guard cells.
receptor: Research: G-protein coupled receptor signal transduction in the regulation of human airway smooth muscle cells.
energy: Information coming from this project suggests ways in which biological energy transduction systems might have evolved in primitive life.
gene: Study of gene transduction, gene regulation and plasticity of stem cells.
cell: Calcium ions as second messengers in guard cell signal transduction.

Preposition: in

Preposition: of

signal: Rapid changes of protein phosphorylation are involved in transduction of the elicitor signal in plant cells.
cell: Transgenic mice produced by retroviral transduction of male germ-line stem cells.

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