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EPSILON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The 5th letter of the Greek alphabet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("epsilon" is a kind of...):
alphabetic character; letter; letter of the alphabet (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech)
Holonyms ("epsilon" is a member of...):
Greek alphabet (the alphabet used by ancient Greeks)
Context examples:
This allele, which encodes high affinity immunoglobulin epsilon receptor subunit beta protein, plays a role in both immunoglobulin binding and mast cell responses.
(MS4A2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Low affinity immunoglobulin epsilon Fc receptor (321 aa, ~36 kDa) is encoded by the human FCER2 gene.
(Low Affinity Immunoglobulin Epsilon Fc Receptor, NCI Thesaurus)
FCGR3B exists in a hetero-oligomeric complex with the Fc epsilon receptor I gamma subunit and/or the CD3 zeta subunit, as a soluble receptor produced by proteolytic cleavage.
(IgG Fc Receptor IIIA, NCI Thesaurus)
A protein complex that consists of two heavy chains (gamma, alpha, delta, epsilon or mu).
(Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain, NCI Thesaurus)
H2O2 opens mitochondrial KATP channels and inhibits GABA receptors via protein kinase C-epsilon in cardiomyocytes inducing ischemic preconditioning.
(Flumazenil Cardioprotection Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
This allele, which encodes CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein epsilon, plays a role in transcriptional promotion.
(CEBPE wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Two of Uranus' 27 known moons, Ophelia and Cordelia, act as shepherds to Uranus' epsilon ring.
(Uranus May Have Two Undiscovered Moons, NASA)
This allele, which encodes T-cell surface glycoprotein CD3 epsilon chain protein, is involved in signal transduction essential for T cell receptor signaling and synapse formation.
(CD3E wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein epsilon (281 aa, ~31 kDa) is encoded by the human CEBPE gene.
(CCAAT/Enhancer Binding Protein Epsilon, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes ATP synthase subunit epsilon, mitochondrial protein, plays a role in ATP biosynthesis.
(ATP5E wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
