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TRANSDUCER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An electrical device that converts one form of energy into another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("transducer" is a kind of...):
electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transducer"):
electro-acoustic transducer (a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa)
mosaic (transducer formed by the light-sensitive surface on a television camera tube)
electric eye; magic eye; photocell; photoconductive cell; photoelectric cell (a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations)
Derivation:
transduce (cause transduction (of energy forms))
Context examples:
Heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins) are signal transducers, attached to the cell surface plasma membrane, that connect receptors to effectors and thus to intracellular signaling pathways (1).
(Heterotrimeric G Protein, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes signal transducer CD24 protein, is involved in B-cell functional modulation.
(CD24 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
In addition, this agent may inhibit the expression of STAT3 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 3), which may result in the downregulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF).
(Brivudine, NCI Thesaurus)
An antibody drug conjugate containing the humanized monoclonal antibody, hRS7, against tumor-associated calcium signal transducer 2 (TACSTD2 or TROP2) and linked to the active metabolite of irinotecan, 7-ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin (SN-38), with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Anti-TROP-2 Antibody-Drug Conjugate IMMU-132, NCI Thesaurus)
The tyrosine kinase FAK, a signal transducer for integrins, is normally activated by binding to integrins in the extracellular matrix (ECM) but may be upregulated and constitutively activated in various tumor cell types.
(FAK Inhibitor VS-6063, NCI Thesaurus)
High-energy sound waves from the transducer bounce off tissues and create echoes.
(Abdominal ultrasound, NCI Dictionary)
The cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase FAK, a signal transducer for integrins, is upregulated and constitutively activated in various tumor types; it plays a key role in tumor cell migration, proliferation, survival, and tumor angiogenesis.
(ALK-FAK Inhibitor CEP-37440, NCI Thesaurus)
Human G(i) Alpha Proteins (G-Alpha 1 Family) are 40-kDa guanine nucleotide-binding alpha protein subunits of heterotrimeric G protein transducers (alpha, beta, gamma) in transmembrane signaling systems involved in hormonal regulation of adenylate cyclase.
(G(i) Alpha, NCI Thesaurus)
APS is structurally similar to the T-cell adaptor protein/signal transducer LNK and is tyrosine-phosphorylated after BCR cross-linking.
(APS Protein, NCI Thesaurus)
Upon intravenous infusion, multikinase inhibitor SAR103168 may, through the inhibition of multiple kinases, inhibit the phosphorylation and activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 (STAT5).
(Multikinase Inhibitor SAR103168, NCI Thesaurus)
