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Upregulation vs Upregulate - What's the difference?

upregulation | upregulate |

As a noun upregulation

is (genetics) the process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors increases in order to increase sensitivity.

As a verb upregulate is

(biology) to increase the number of cell receptors by using upregulation.

upregulation

English

Noun

(regulation of gene expression)
  • (genetics) The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors increases in order to increase sensitivity

    • See also

    *downregulation

    upregulate

    English

    (wikipedia upregulate)

    Alternative forms

    * up-regulate

    Verb

    (upregulat)
  • (biology) To increase the number of cell receptors by using upregulation.

    • Antonyms

    * downregulate