hairpin

Swedish translation: hårnål

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English term or phrase:hairpin
Swedish translation:hårnål

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15:23 May 27, 2009
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Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
Additional field(s): Genetics
English term or phrase: hairpin
Definition from Biochemical Society:
Chain reversal between two adjacent beta strands.

Example sentence(s):
  • The model of two hairpin docking sites per TolC protomer corresponding with hexameric adaptor proteins was confirmed by disulfide cross-linking experiments. American Chemical Society
  • As in all metazoans, the replication-dependent histone genes of Caenorhabditis elegans lack introns and contain a short hairpin structure in the 3' untranslated region. This hairpin structure is a key element for post-transcriptional regulation of histone gene expression and determines mRNA 3' end formation, nuclear export, translation and mRNA decay. Journal of Cell Science
  • Here active intramolecular ribozymes produce a slight reduction in β-galactosidase, whereas long RNA hairpin loops produce an even stronger reduction than before. IngentaConnect
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hårnål
Definition:
RNA- eller DNA-sträng som basparar med sig själv i en hårnålsliknande struktur.
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hårnål


Definition from own experience or research:
RNA- eller DNA-sträng som basparar med sig själv i en hårnålsliknande struktur.

Example sentence(s):
  • RNA förekommer ofta som enkelsträngade molekyler som böjer sig tillbaka och basparar med sig själv, en så kallad hårnål. - Lunds universitet  
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Yes  Angelica Kjellström
4 days
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Yes  Anna Klotz
6 days
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