activator

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TPRX2 is thought to be inactive as a pseudogene, as an essential transcriptional activator in these initial phases of development.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2024

Müller says that tirzepatide might be a more potent activator of the GLP-1 receptor, and that GIP might help to make GLP-1’s side effects more tolerable, allowing for higher doses.

From Scientific American • Jan. 10, 2023

They added an activator handle on one end and a four-pronged claw on the other.

From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2023

There are three ways to control the transcription of an operon: repressive control, activator control, and inducible control.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

She sets the Cog in its installer and presses the activator.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera