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Record 1 2023-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Materiel Management
OBS

The term "dependant", when used as a noun as is the case here, is more frequently written with an "a". "Dependent" with an "e" represents the adjective form.

OBS

dependents, furniture and effects; DF&E: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • DFE
  • dependants, furniture and effects

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion du matériel militaire
OBS

personnes à charge, meubles et effets personnels; PM & E : terme et forme abrégée uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre et par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

Any of a class of protein factors which are requisite for the formation of the initiation complex and the initiation of mRNA translation (elongation factor; termination factor; interference factor).

OBS

In the presence of these factors (which belong to the translation factors), ribosomes bind to specific ribosome binding sites on mRNA which correspond to the initiation sites for polypeptide synthesis. In their absence, the mRNA cannot be translated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Protéine dont la présence est nécessaire pour que l’ARN-m se fixe à la petite sous-unité ribosomique immédiatement avant que commencent la lecture du message et la synthèse de la protéine.

OBS

On connaît [par exemple] trois facteurs différents et successifs chez E. coli, F3(PM : 30 000) fixe la sous-unité 30 S à l'ARN-m; F1(PM : 8 000) se combine au complexe N-formyle-méthionine-ARN-t et permet son association au 30 S; F2(PM : 75 000) moins connu serait impliqué dans la fixation de l'aminoacyl-ARN-t et fixe le GTP.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
DEF

Proteína soluble necesaria para el inicio de la traducción.

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