effector
IPA: ɪfˈɛktɝ
noun
- (biology) Any muscle, organ etc. that can respond to a stimulus from a nerve.
- (biology) The part of a nerve that carries a stimulus to a muscle etc.
- (biology) Any small molecule that effects the function of an enzyme by binding to an allosteric site.
- An actuator.
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Examples of "effector" in Sentences
- This enzyme has at least one effector, hn.
- Determination of the effector T cell response.
- This protein is thus a downstream effector of Rho.
- Their next album Effector continued this direction.
- Most often the effector is a member of the MAPK family.
- The main effector organ for fluid homeostasis is the kidney.
- A lower motor neuron's axon terminates on an effector muscle .
- Multiple regulatory and effector roles of autophagy in immunity.
- Enabling the effector is achieved by simply pressing the foot pedal.
- These include structural proteins of the NC, effectors and chaperones.
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