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Released NF-κB dimers then translocate to the nucleus, bind to its cognate DNA elements, and induce the expression of target genes [ 23 24 25 ] . Activated, nuclear translocated, NF-κB transcription factor has been documented in the mouse embryo from the 1-cell stage onward [ 26 27 ] . Activated NF-κB translocation into the nucleus, directly or indirectly, effects the transcriptional control of over 150 target genes [ 28 ] . NF-κB enhances cell proliferation by stimulating the expression of cytokines such as TNF, IL-1, IL-2, IL-6, and IL-8, among others [ 28 29 ] ; NF-κB inhibits apoptosis by inducing TRAF and clAP expression which suppresses Caspase 8 activation [ 30 ] , and by inhibition of p53 transactivation [ 31 32 ] .
Idiomatic drinking, like drinking itself, is a little fuzzier, but two senses coexist: having your comrades clap you on the back as you tilt up your beer stein, or else downing a draught of nasty medicine because the doctor tells you to.
With the one-two punch of items critical of Java in Shuman's piece and James Surowiecki's column, "Culture Wars," I have to close my eyes and clap for Tinkerbell to believe that Slate remains independent and exercises untrammeled judgment on what points of view to present on issues directly affecting its parent corporation.
Rule 37, incidentally, states, "When a customer sings karaoke, please, everyone clap."
Left on the street were such synonyms as gleet (1340), clap (1587), and running ranes or raines (1588).