Sentences with phrase «functions as a regulator»

Because the prion - forming protein identified in the study normally functions as a regulator of gene activity, the researchers say their discovery raises the possibility that when it switches to a prion state, it could alter genetic expression and bacterial behavior.

Partly related to its function as a regulator of the immune response, the NF - kB pathway is also a key regulator of cancer progression.

For example, Sima Smadja Storz and her colleagues at this lab investigated the role of casein kinase 1 (CK1), which are enzymes that function as regulators of circadian rhythmicity (research published in PLoS ONE, 2013).

In addition to that, the thyroid hormones also function as regulators for energy consumption, maturation, and growth of the tissues of the body.

Rather, the alleged harm was claimed through their function as a regulator and alleged misrepresentations about the safety of the implants which describe a relationship between Health Canada and the users of those implants,

Not exact matches

It goes like this: first of all, the bank is constantly scanning the horizon for smoke signals, looking for possible incipient trouble in big banks as well as the so - called «shadow banking system» (non-bank institutions that perform some bank - like functions) and trading information with other regulators.

Back to the National Assembly where a wrong type of economic conversation was going on in relation to the beleaguered MTN Nigeria as some members of the House of Representatives decided that in addition to their considerable legislative duties, they desired to hijack the duties of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), those of the telecommunications regulators - NCC and the Ministry of Communications and indeed the judicial functions of our courts as well!!!

According the bank's first Deputy Governor Millison Narh the bank will «broaden its role as regulators in the promotion of financial inclusion as it aims to reinforce the bank's functions in ensuring monetary stability and financial systems soundness».

«We know that experience is at least as powerful a regulator and shaper of brain structure and function as hormones, and boys and girls have very different experiences,» says Sisk, who was involved in the study.

Their findings, published in the June 16, 2015 issue of Immunity, pinpoint a protein degradation pathway, which acts as an oxygen sensor in many cell types, as a critical regulator of Treg cells» function.

«This research adds further significance to the role of p75 as a master regulator for many different signaling pathways that are vital for the nervous system to function normally.»

Women, on the other hand, activated the left hemisphere, which concentrates more on the body's inner environment and is connected to the insular cortex, where sensory information is translated into emotional experiences, and to the hypothalamus, the master regulator of such basic functions as metabolism.

«While many genes have been identified as genetic regulators of sleep or metabolic state, mounting evidence from our study indicates that translin functions as a unique integrator of these processes,» said Kazuma Murakami, co-first author and a Ph.D. student in the FAU / Max Planck Florida Institute Integrative Biology and Neuroscience (IBAN) program.

The team are now working to better understand the biological functions of the aggregates, particularly in their roles as regulators of cell function.

The authors, who report their findings online this week in the journal Genetics, propose that in humans, the UD produces a new protein with an important function, possibly as a regulator of PACAP38.

Much of this DNA is no longer capable of moving, but is likely «auditioning» perhaps as a regulator of gene function or in homologous recombination, which is a type of genetic recombination where the basic structural units of DNA, nucleotide sequences, are exchanged between two DNA molecules to repair breaks in the DNA strands.

Over the past decade, we have also demonstrated that the zinc finger transcription factor KLF15 functions as a nodal regulator of cardiovascular plasticity and multi-organ metabolic homeostasis.

Defined the transcription factor KLF15 as a nodal regulator of cardiovascular function and multi-organ metabolic homeostasis

Discovered that BET bromodomain epigenetic regulators function as critical drivers of heart failure pathogenesis and vascular injury responses that can be pharmacologically targeted in vivo

Synopsis The enzyme mTORC1 functions as master regulator of eukaryotic cell growth and is deregulated in some common cancers and diabetes.

In collaboration with Margarita Salas (CBM - CSIC), in bacteriophage φ29 we examine the transcriptional regulator p4 that functions as a switch between early and late gene expression during the infection cycle.

Its function as a negative regulator of T cell function that could be exploited in cancer treatment was independently discovered by Lieping Chen, M.D., Ph.D., of Yale University School of Medicine.

Functions as a master transcriptional regulator of the adaptive response to hypoxia.

The researchers found that the ability to control gene activity allows Ikaros to act as a master regulator of the function of blood cells.

The Sauer group had previously identified ItpkB as a key regulator of immune function.

«We've discovered conflicting functions of GLP - 1 in the platypus: in the gut as a regulator of blood glucose, and in venom to fend off other platypus males during breeding season,» explained the study's co-author Briony Forbes, from Flinders University.

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (2017): 1 - 19; Wiley, N. C., et al. «The microbiota - gut - brain axis as a key regulator of neural function and the stress response: Implications for human and animal health.»

Dehydroepiandrosterone as a regulator of immune cell function..

Iodine is by far the most important mineral for understanding thyroid function, since it is not only a key component of all thyroid hormones but also serves as a regulator of thyroid function.

As a regulator of hormone production and metabolism, the thyroid needs to function properly to maintain good health.

Here we can see the importance of boron as a regulator of cell membrane functions, especially in regard to movements of calcium and magnesium.

At the end of the day, the SEA is more likely to help improve student outcomes if, instead of serving as all - purpose regulator and provider, it functions as the sun at the center of a solar system of agile organizations with the capacity to meet the many challenges of education reform in the twenty - first century.

We accomplish this by: 1) re-routing service activities to available locations across the country; 2) relocating impacted businesses to recovery locations, as needed; 3) designing our technology and systems to support the recovery processes for critical business functions; 4) designating a crisis management team and recovery leaders responsible for activating and executing on the business continuity plan; and 5) adopting a communication plan to ensure that relevant updates are provided to our employees, customers, regulators and other key stakeholders.

In this way, we believe FAIR Canada contributes to a better functioning policymaking process — benefitting not only investors, but also securities regulators and the financial services community as a whole.

Today, as governments and regulators around the world move to phase out the incandescent light bulb in favor of more ecologically efficient solutions, Burning, Bright will document and celebrate the partnership between the light bulb and the artists who distilled their own discoveries from the simplicity of its form and the revolutionary power of its function.

Furthermore, there does not need to be a tipping point for these processes and systems in order for them to function as key regulators of the stability of the Earth system.

FWIW it seems to me that clouds also function as a sort of regulator in mid-latitude summers.

When the goals of climate modelling are expanded to include terrestrial biosphere function, such aspects become of central importance as regulators of the interaction between the carbon and water cycles.

In this way, it functions as a weather regulator.

In addition to many low or non-volatile organic compound sealers and paints, the Matson & Associates Eco-Building features passive solar design, tongue and grove maple from a local mill, and concrete slab floor which functions as a temperature regulator and also contains an in - floor radiant heating system.

He also submitted that the monitor's recommendation to remove him was more of a lawyer discipline issue and therefore a function left to law societies in their roles as regulators.

They also regularly advise the regulator in relation to its disciplinary powers, rules and its function as a probate regulator.

33 To function effectively in the case - dialogue approach, students are often forced to separate their personal sense of fairness and justice from their understanding of legal rules and principles.34 In other words, exclusive reliance on the case - dialogue method fragments legal education.35 Traditional legal education, therefore, emphasizes the abstract and technical aspect of legal practice at the expense of a more holistic vision of the attorney as both private advocate and social regulator.36

Marc Beaumont has obtained a number of notable victories against the legal regulators in high profile cases such as O'Connor v Bar Standards Board [2012] 17th August, a case that has expanded the direct access functions a Barrister may perform and Okoronkwo v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2008] EWCA Civ 1572.

In this way, we believe FAIR Canada contributes to a better functioning policymaking process — benefitting not only investors, but also securities regulators and the financial services community as a whole.

Ride - hailing giant Uber was also grilled over what one committee member dubbed its «aggressive» response to TfL's recent decision to strip its operator license in London — describing its claim that the city regulator risked putting 40,000 drivers out of work as hypocritical since Uber does not actually employ any of those drivers, while also pointing out that its business is intent on trying to automate the driving function via developing driverless car technology.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) sees the difference between digital tokens, which it regards as a «cryptographically - secured representation of a token - holder's rights to receive a benefit or to perform specified functions,» and virtual currency, which the regulator describes as «one particular type of digital token, which typically functions as a medium of exchange, a unit of account or a store of value.»

Regulators are watching to see how various types of alternative debt sources function, how active they are in the current cycle and how those lenders perform as the market cools and delinquencies rise, notes Chandan.