upregulation
Boosting gene activity
Upregulation is an increase in a cell's response to a stimulus, typically through producing more receptors or increasing their sensitivity.
The term appears in biology and medicine to describe how cells amplify signals: Upregulation of dopamine receptors occurs after prolonged medication use.
The opposite process is downregulation.
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- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
- phosphorylationPhosphate group attachment process
- pathwayDesignated route for travel
activation · induction · amplification · cascade · promoter · enhancer · kinase · cytokine
Measurable biological health signal
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- pharmacologicalOf drug science
- agonistReceptor-binding trigger molecule
- stimulationEvoking a response
Responsiveness to stimuli
- homeostasisBiological internal stability maintenance
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- compensatoryMaking up for loss
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
acclimatization · sympathetic · adrenergic · endocrine · feedback · plasticity
Glucose metabolism producing ATP
- lipolysisMetabolic fat decomposition
- thermogenesisMetabolic production of warmth
- mitochondrialOf cell's energy centers
- ketogenesisMetabolic ketone synthesis
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Written version of speech
- translationConverting between languages
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
- phosphorylationPhosphate group attachment process
pathway · activation · induction · amplification · cascade · promoter · enhancer · kinase · cytokine · acetylation
biomarker
Measurable biological health signal
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- pharmacologicalOf drug science
- agonistReceptor-binding trigger molecule
stimulation · enhancement · potentiation · immunotherapy · dose-response
sensitivity
Responsiveness to stimuli
- homeostasisBiological internal stability maintenance
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- compensatoryMaking up for loss
tolerance · acclimatization · sympathetic · adrenergic · endocrine · feedback · plasticity
glycolysis
Glucose metabolism producing ATP
- lipolysisMetabolic fat decomposition
- thermogenesisMetabolic production of warmth
- mitochondrialOf cell's energy centers
ketogenesis · catabolism · anabolism · cytochrome · bioenergetics
upregulationdownregulation
Decreased cellular response
down-regulation · suppression · silencing · repression · inhibition
upregulationdownregulation
Decreased cellular response
inhibition · suppression · inactivation · deactivation · attenuation
regulate, regulation, regulated, regulator, regulatory, regulates, unregulated, deregulation, deregulate