overexpression

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overexpression (countable and uncountable, plural overexpressions)

(genetics) The abnormal or artificial expression of a gene in increased quantity

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Early work demonstrated that the overexpression of cognate aminoacyl mt-tRNA synthetase stabilized mt-tRNA (mitochondrial tRNA) molecules (). Source: Internet

Notably, the abundance of aggregates drastically increased with age and with the overexpression of TDP-43. Source: Internet

The most common of these diseases is cancer, the disease of excessive cellular proliferation, which is often characterized by an overexpression of IAP family members. Source: Internet

As such, the overexpression of phosphatases that dephosphorylate PtdIns leads into the failure of polarization. Source: Internet

Target-site resistance may also be caused by an overexpression of the target enzyme (via gene amplification or changes in a gene promoter). Source: Internet

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