The phrase
"constitutive activation" means that something is always turned on or activated, without any need for external signals or triggers. It usually refers to a specific biological process where a molecule or a receptor in a cell is constantly active, even when it's not supposed to be.
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Sentences with «constitutive activation»
- Right panel: several colon cancer cells were investigated for constitutive activation of RIPK2 using phosphorylation specific antibodies to pY474 and pS176 as indicated. (jpet.aspetjournals.org)
- Single amino acid mutations in mTOR are found in several types of human cancers, which confer constitutive activation of this autophagy negative regulator [10,11]. (f1000.com)
- Inactivation of prefrontal inputs into the NR or direct silencing of NR projections enhanced fear memory generalization, whereas constitutive activation of NR neurons decreased memory generalization. (science.sciencemag.org)
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