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up-regulation

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up-regulation /up-reg·u·la·tion/ (up reg-u-la´shun) increase in expression of a gene; most narrowly, that due to increased transcription of a specific mRNA, but also used more broadly for increase in mRNA levels for the gene by any means.
up-regulation
[up reg-u-la′shun]
increase in expression of a gene; in the narrowest sense, that in which transcription of a specific mRNA is increased, but also used more broadly to refer to an increase in mRNA levels for a particular gene from any cause, such as increased stability of the specific mRNA. See also down-regulation .


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