inducible

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Recent Examples of inducible To do this, Sinclair’s team developed ICE, short for inducible changes to the epigenome. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 12 Jan. 2023 The second therapy candidate targets chronic spontaneous urticaria, chronic inducible urticaria and atopic dermatitis — which involve hives, welts, swelling, pain and itching that are linked to various conditions. San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2022 McDermott says another promising advancement involves a class of drug known as hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)-2α inhibitors. Markham Heid, Time, 1 Nov. 2022 For example, inducible laryngeal obstruction is a reversible and temporary narrowing of the larynx that can mimic the symptoms of asthma. Markham Heid, Time, 21 Oct. 2022 The crucial molecule in the system that matches cell physiology to oxygen availability is a protein complex called hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF). The Economist, 12 Oct. 2019 Semenza is credited with identifying a set of DNA-binding proteins called hypoxia-inducible factor, or HIF, which spur the hypoxia response and activates the genes that make erythropoietin. Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 8 Oct. 2019 Semenza discovered a protein complex called hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF), which is composed of two transcription factors—proteins that control the transcription of DNA into RNA—called HIF-1α and ARNT. Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2019 The prize was specifically related to Semenza’s work on a protein called hypoxia-inducible factor 1, or HIF-1, that switches genes on and off in cells in response to low oxygen levels. Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, 7 Oct. 2019

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