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INITIATION SITE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Plant Safety
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- secure magazine
1, record 1, English, secure%20magazine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Explosives would be transported to and stored on site in purpose-built, secure magazines in accordance with Natural Resources Canada's Blasting Explosives and Initiation Systems – Storage, Possession, Transportation, Destruction and Sale(NRCan 2008). 1, record 1, English, - secure%20magazine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- magasin sécurisé
1, record 1, French, magasin%20s%C3%A9curis%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-02-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- caspase
1, record 2, English, caspase
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- cysteine-containing aspartate-specific protease 2, record 2, English, cysteine%2Dcontaining%20aspartate%2Dspecific%20protease
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of several intracellular proteases that have a cysteine residue at their active site, that cleave substrate proteins at specific aspartic acid residues, and that are involved in the initiation and mediation of apoptosis. 3, record 2, English, - caspase
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
- Biologie moléculaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- caspase
1, record 2, French, caspase
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Protéase à cystéine qui, en hydrolysant des liaisons peptidiques qui sont situées après un aspartate, joue un rôle essentiel dans l’apoptose, dans les phénomènes inflammatoires ou dans la réponse immunitaire. 1, record 2, French, - caspase
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
caspase : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 19 septembre 2015. 2, record 2, French, - caspase
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bioquímica
- Biología molecular
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- caspasa
1, record 2, Spanish, caspasa
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-01-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- promoter
1, record 3, English, promoter
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- promoter site 2, record 3, English, promoter%20site
correct
- promoter sequence 3, record 3, English, promoter%20sequence
correct
- promoting agent 4, record 3, English, promoting%20agent
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A segment of DNA usually occurring upstream from a gene coding region and acting as a controlling element in the expression of that gene. 5, record 3, English, - promoter
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It serves as a recognition signal for an RNA polymerase and marks the site of initiation of transcription. 5, record 3, English, - promoter
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- promoteur
1, record 3, French, promoteur
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- site promoteur 2, record 3, French, site%20promoteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En biologie moléculaire, région de la molécule d'ADN située en amont de la séquence d'un gène qui doit être transcrite en ARN et servant de signal de début de transcription pour la RNA-polymérase. 3, record 3, French, - promoteur
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chez les procaryotes, la région du promoteur comporte environ 40 paires de bases, comprenant quelques bases hautement spécifiques situées entre 35 et 30 bases et entre 12 et 7 bases avant le début de la transcription. Chez les eucaryotes, la région du promoteur comporte plusieurs centaines de paires de bases précédant le début de la transcription, et on y trouve, pour presque tous les gènes, des séquences caractéristiques : boîte TATA, boîte CCAAT, boîte GC. Ces boîtes fixentspécifiquement certaines protéines appelées facteurs transrégulateurs. La boîte TATA, située à environ 25 bases du point de départ de la transcription, sertapparemment à fixer le complexe multiprotéique nécessaire à l'initiation de la transcription par la RNA-polymérase. D'autres séquences du promoteurinterviennent dans la régulation de la transcription, séquences dites éléments cis-régulateurs. 3, record 3, French, - promoteur
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
promoteur : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR et publié au Journal officiel de la République française le 22 septembre 2000. 4, record 3, French, - promoteur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- promotor
1, record 3, Spanish, promotor
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Secuencia corta de ADN, normalmente situada secuencia arriba (en dirección 5') de la correspondiente secuencia codificante, a la que se une la ARN polimerasa antes de iniciar la transcripción. 2, record 3, Spanish, - promotor
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Esta unión alinea la ARN polimerasa para que la transcripción se inicie en un sitio específico. La secuencia de nucleótidos del promotor determina la naturaleza de la enzima con la que se une y la velocidad de síntesis de ARN. 2, record 3, Spanish, - promotor
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-03-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- attenuation
1, record 4, English, attenuation
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Regulation of termination of transcription found in bacterial operons involved in the biosynthesis of certain amino acids. 2, record 4, English, - attenuation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The regulator site is called the attenuator. It precedes the initiation codon for the first structural gene. 2, record 4, English, - attenuation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- atténuation
1, record 4, French, att%C3%A9nuation
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Régulation cotraductionnelle de la transcription impliquée dans le contrôle de l'expression de certains gènes bactériens. [Définition normalisée par l’AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.] 2, record 4, French, - att%C3%A9nuation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'atténuation se traduit par un arrêt prématuré de la transcription. [Observation reproduite avec l'autorisation de l'AFNOR.] 2, record 4, French, - att%C3%A9nuation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
atténuation : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 3, record 4, French, - att%C3%A9nuation
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- atenuación
1, record 4, Spanish, atenuaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- atenuación genética 1, record 4, Spanish, atenuaci%C3%B3n%20gen%C3%A9tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-12-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
- Molecular Biology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- transcription initiation site
1, record 5, English, transcription%20initiation%20site
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A nucleotide, located on DNA to be transcribed, where the transcription of RNA begins. 2, record 5, English, - transcription%20initiation%20site
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The transcribing enzyme, RNA polymerase, binds to a promoter region that(in the bacterium Escherichia coli) has the specific sequences shown(or minor variation of them) about 10 base pairs and 35 base pairs before a transcription initiation site; beyond the end of the structural gene a termination region causes the polymerase to cease transcription. 3, record 5, English, - transcription%20initiation%20site
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
By convention, this "first nucleotide" is numbered +1. 2, record 5, English, - transcription%20initiation%20site
Record 5, Key term(s)
- transcription-initiation site
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
- Biologie moléculaire
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- site d'initiation de la transcription
1, record 5, French, site%20d%27initiation%20de%20la%20transcription
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nucléotide, situé sur l'ADN, où commence la transcription de l'ARN. 2, record 5, French, - site%20d%27initiation%20de%20la%20transcription
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le début de la transcription commence au site d'initiation, variable chez les espèces mais habituellement caractérisé par [une base A ou G]. 3, record 5, French, - site%20d%27initiation%20de%20la%20transcription
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par convention on donne à ce «premier nucléotide» le chiffre +1. 2, record 5, French, - site%20d%27initiation%20de%20la%20transcription
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1985-05-09
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- initiation site 1, record 6, English, initiation%20site
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- site d'initiation
1, record 6, French, site%20d%27initiation
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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