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TIMIDINA QUINASE [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
DEF

An enzyme which is induced in cells affected with DNA viruses and which catalyses the phosphorylation of thymidine to thymidylic acid, in the process of DNA synthesis.

CONT

In papovavirus-infected cells the induced enzyme is cellular in origin, but the thymidine kinase induced by Herpesvirus is specified by the virus Genome, and differs in several properties from the cell enzyme.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
CONT

Cette enzyme virale, la thymidine kinase, n'est présente que dans les cellules infectées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
DEF

Enzima que permite a una célula utilizar una vía metabólica alternativa para incorporar timidina en el ADN.

OBS

Se utiliza como marcador seleccionable para identificar las células eucarióticas transfectadas.

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