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TRANSFORMED CELL [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-03-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
- Cancers and Oncology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- oncogene
1, record 1, English, oncogene
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A gene that has the potential to cause a normal cell to become transformed into a cancerous cell... 2, record 1, English, - oncogene
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Oncogenes are mutant forms of normal functional genes (called proto-oncogenes) that have a role in regulating cell proliferation. 3, record 1, English, - oncogene
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
- Cancers et oncologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- oncogène
1, record 1, French, oncog%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gène dont le produit d'expression peut perturber le contrôle métabolique normal de la cellule, et conduire à sa cancérisation. 2, record 1, French, - oncog%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce gène peut être apporté par des virus cancérigènes. 3, record 1, French, - oncog%C3%A8ne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
- Tipos de cáncer y oncología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- oncogén
1, record 1, Spanish, oncog%C3%A9n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] gen que, al activarse, puede provocar la aparición de un proceso canceroso. 2, record 1, Spanish, - oncog%C3%A9n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
oncogén: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica los términos "oncogén" y "protooncogén" se escriben con tilde por ser palabras agudas que terminan en ene. 2, record 1, Spanish, - oncog%C3%A9n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2019-05-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
- Animal Breeding
- Collaboration with the FAO
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- transgenic line
1, record 2, English, transgenic%20line
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... nuclei from transformed cultured cells or transformed cells from a mosaic animal can be used as donor material for somatic cell nuclear transfer-mediated cloning, producing individuals that are transgenic in all cells. This approach might eventually be used to produce transgenic lines for food production, as is already being applied for development of pigs intended for xenotransplantation, where several transgenes will have to be expressed and several host genes knocked out. 2, record 2, English, - transgenic%20line
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
- Amélioration génétique des animaux
- Collaboration avec la FAO
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lignée transgénique
1, record 2, French, lign%C3%A9e%20transg%C3%A9nique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] des noyaux de cellules mises en culture ou de cellules transformées issues d'un animal mosaïque peuvent être utilisées comme matériel de donneur pour réaliser des clonages de cellules somatiques par transfert de noyaux permettant d'obtenir des individus transgéniques dans toutes leurs cellules. Cette méthode pourrait en fin de compte être utilisée pour produire des lignées transgéniques destinées à la production alimentaire, comme cela se fait déjà avec la création de porcs destinés à la xénotransplantation; dans ce cas, plusieurs transgènes devront être exprimés et plusieurs gènes endogènes désactivés. 2, record 2, French, - lign%C3%A9e%20transg%C3%A9nique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-11-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Cytology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- transformed cell 1, record 3, English, transformed%20cell
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cell that can be made to grow like a cancerous one. 2, record 3, English, - transformed%20cell
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
transformed cell : term extracted from the “Glossaire de l'agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 3, record 3, English, - transformed%20cell
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Cytologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cellule transformée
1, record 3, French, cellule%20transform%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cellule transformée : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 2, record 3, French, - cellule%20transform%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-11-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- transformation
1, record 4, English, transformation
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- cell transformation 2, record 4, English, cell%20transformation
correct
- neoplastic transformation 3, record 4, English, neoplastic%20transformation
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conversion of eucaryotic cells to a state of unrestrained growth in culture, resembling or identical with the tumorigenic condition. It is most frequently accompanied by alteration of cell shape, karyotype and cell surface architecture, by loss of contact inhibition, changes in glycolytic rate, production of increased amounts of organic acids and acid mucopolysaccharides as well as acquisition of malignant potential(production of tumors by transformed cells when inoculated into host animals.). 2, record 4, English, - transformation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Transformation in this sense should not be confused with bacterial transformation. 2, record 4, English, - transformation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- transformation maligne
1, record 4, French, transformation%20maligne
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- transformation cancéreuse 2, record 4, French, transformation%20canc%C3%A9reuse
correct, feminine noun
- transformation néoplastique 3, record 4, French, transformation%20n%C3%A9oplastique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acquisition, par des cellules eucaryotes, de nouvelles propriétés leur permettant de s'affranchir des contraintes auxquelles sont soumises les cellules normales : de telles cellules, dites cellules "transformées", sont généralement caractérisées par une multiplication active et illimitée ne requérant plus leur ancrage sur un support. Au sein d'un organisme, l'apparition de cellules transformées, dont le développement échappe à tout contrôle, se manifeste par la formation de tumeurs cancéreuses. 2, record 4, French, - transformation%20maligne
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec la transformation bactérienne. 2, record 4, French, - transformation%20maligne
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- transformación neoplástica
1, record 4, Spanish, transformaci%C3%B3n%20neopl%C3%A1stica
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-01-04
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Immunology
- Lymphatic System
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- lymphoblast 1, record 5, English, lymphoblast
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- lymphocytoblast 1, record 5, English, lymphocytoblast
- lymphogone 1, record 5, English, lymphogone
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An immature cell of the lymphocytic series that is 15-20 microns in diameter, with a nucleus that has a diffuse chromatin pattern and usually one or two nucleoli.... The lymphoblast was formerly conceived as the precursor cell of the mature lymphocyte, but now is considered to be a lymphocyte that has been transformed from a resting state to a proliferating state by antigenic stimulation. Lymphoblasts occur in the blood in large numbers in acute lymphocytic leukemia. 1, record 5, English, - lymphoblast
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Immunologie
- Système lymphatique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- lymphoblaste
1, record 5, French, lymphoblaste
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- immunoblaste 2, record 5, French, immunoblaste
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cellule d'origine du lymphocyte à partir de laquelle naissent soit les cellules qui induisent la réponse immunitaire, soit les cellules mémoires. 3, record 5, French, - lymphoblaste
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inmunología
- Sistema linfático
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- linfoblasto
1, record 5, Spanish, linfoblasto
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- linfocitoblasto 1, record 5, Spanish, linfocitoblasto
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Linfocito inmaduro. 1, record 5, Spanish, - linfoblasto
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La leucemia puede tomar la forma de proliferación de linfoblastos. 1, record 5, Spanish, - linfoblasto
Record 6 - internal organization data 2002-02-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
- Cytology
- Biotechnology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- loose pairing
1, record 6, English, loose%20pairing
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Early events in Tetrahymena mating include tip transformation, in which the anterior ends of the cells become altered in preparation for mating, and loose pairing, which may involve both heterotypic and homotypic interactions at cell surface sites not restricted to the transformed tips. Tip transformation and loose pairing appear to precede tight heterotypic pairing at the transformed tips. 2, record 6, English, - loose%20pairing
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
- Cytologie
- Biotechnologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- appariement lâche
1, record 6, French, appariement%20l%C3%A2che
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
- Citología
- Biotecnología
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- apareamiento flojo
1, record 6, Spanish, apareamiento%20flojo
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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