repressor
See also: Repressor
English
Noun
repressor (plural repressors)
- Anything that represses.
- (genetics) Any protein that binds to DNA and thus regulates the expression of genes by decreasing the rate of transcription.
Derived terms
- antirepressor
- aporepressor
- corepressor
- superrepressor
- transrepressor
Translations
protein that represses
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Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /reˈpres.sor/, [rɛˈprɛs.sɔr]
Noun
repressor m (genitive repressōris); third declension
- restrainer, represser
- limiter
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | repressor | repressōrēs |
| Genitive | repressōris | repressōrum |
| Dative | repressōrī | repressōribus |
| Accusative | repressōrem | repressōrēs |
| Ablative | repressōre | repressōribus |
| Vocative | repressor | repressōrēs |
References
- repressor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- repressor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- repressor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette