Example sentences for: cis

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  • As previously noted, SCD-1 is an important enzyme whose transcription is mediated by both PPAR- and SREBP-mediated signaling [ 59 ] . SCD-1 introduces cis double bonds at position C9 in FA chains.

  • CIS, carcinoma in situ ; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; IGF2, insulin-like growth factor 2; LOH, loss of heterozygosity; M6P/IGF2R, mannose 6-phosphate/insulin-like growth factor 2 receptor; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; SNP, single nucleotide polymorphism; TGFβ, transforming growth factor beta; UTR, untranslated region.

  • The differences observed in the distribution of CNCS lengths between the closely related species D. virilis and D. littoralis using the AVID-VISTA method reflect the fact that the D. virilis data were obtained from non-coding regions with known or suspected cis -regulatory function, whereas the data here represent a more random sampling of non-coding regions in the Drosophila genome.

  • The HL-60 human promyelocytic leukemia cell line responds in culture to sub-micromolar concentrations of retinoic acid ( all-trans and 13-cis ) by undergoing terminal differentiation to a granulocytic cell with the ability to phagocytose and reduce nitroblue tetrazolium [ 28 ] . The response to retinoic acid in HL-60 cells is dependent on the expression of the retinoic acid receptor RAR α [ 29 ] . The use of all-trans retinoic acid in differentiation therapy for patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia has resulted in prolonged, complete remissions when combined with cytotoxic chemotherapy, and may provide complete, long-term remissions as a single agent [ 30 ] .

  • The assumed cis -acting sites are the binding, cutting and exonuclease-pause sites.


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