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RESPONSIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion
Example:
children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience
Classified under:
Similar:
answering; respondent (replying)
Also:
sensitive (responsive to physical stimuli)
sensitive (being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others)
Antonym:
unresponsive (not responding to some influence or stimulus)
Derivation:
respond (show a response or a reaction to something)
responsiveness (the quality of being responsive; reacting quickly; as a quality of people, it involves responding with emotion to people and events)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Reacting to a stimulus
Example:
the skin of old persons is less reactive than that of younger persons
Synonyms:
reactive; responsive
Classified under:
Similar:
sensitive (responsive to physical stimuli)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Containing or using responses; alternating
Example:
antiphonal laughter
Synonyms:
antiphonal; responsive
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
response (a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister)
Derivation:
response (a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation)
Context examples:
Increased cAMP levels following stimulation activate cAMP-dependent protein kinase A, which phosphorylates CREB proteins that stimulate transcription of cAMP-responsive genes.
(cAMP Responsive Element Binding Protein, NCI Thesaurus)
cAMP-responsive element-binding protein-like 2 (120 aa, ~14 kDa) is encoded by the human CREBL2 gene.
(cAMP-Responsive Element-Binding Protein-Like 2, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 3, is involved in the modulation of gene transcription.
(CREB3L3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes cAMP responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 4, plays a role in the mediation of transcription in response to cyclic AMP.
(CREB3L4 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
The receptor present in liver (the major TH-responsive organ) and some other tissues is encoded by ERBA2.
(Oncogene ERB A, NCI Thesaurus)
NRs share a common organization: an (N) modulatory domain, a conserved central Cys-rich region of two C4 zinc fingers that bind to specific upstream ligand-responsive target DNA elements, and a (C) ligand-binding domain.
(Nuclear Receptor Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
PEITC also is able to activate ERK and JNK signal transduction, which in turn induces expression of stress-responsive genes.
(Phenethyl isothiocyanate, NCI Thesaurus)
Additionally, PEITC is able to modulate extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK), c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signal transduction pathways, activating the expression of stress-responsive genes and eventually inducing apoptosis.
(Phenethyl Isothiocyanate-containing Watercress Juice, NCI Thesaurus)
This agent also modulates the transcription of insulin-responsive genes, inhibits macrophage and monocyte activation, and stimulates adipocyte differentiation.
(Pioglitazone, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 2 protein, plays a role in the mediation of immune responsive gene transcription.
(NFATC2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
