different between receptor vs downregulation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French receptour or Latin receptor.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???s?p.t?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /????s?p.t?/

Noun

receptor (plural receptors)

1. (biochemistry, medicine) A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions.
   • 2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 24)

     In the target organ, the drug is recognised by ‘receptors’. These are large molecules, usually proteins, to which the drug binds tightly and with a high degree of specificity.

2. (biology) Any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli.

Derived terms

Related terms

• effector

Translations

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /r?.s?p?to/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /re.sep?to?/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin receptorius.

Adjective

receptor (feminine receptora, masculine plural receptors, feminine plural receptores)

1. receptive

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin receptor.

Noun

receptor m (plural receptors)

1. receptor

Related terms

Portuguese

Adjective

receptor m (feminine singular receptora, masculine plural receptores, feminine plural receptoras, comparable) (Brazilian orthography)

1. Alternative form of recetor

Noun

receptor m (plural receptores, feminine receptora, feminine plural receptoras) (Brazilian orthography)

1. Alternative form of recetor

Spanish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin receptorius.

Adjective

receptor (feminine receptora, masculine plural receptores, feminine plural receptoras)

1. receiving

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin receptorius.

Noun

receptor m (plural receptores)

1. receiver, receptor, recipient
2. (baseball) catcher

Related terms

English

Etymology

down- +? regulation

Noun

downregulation (countable and uncountable, plural downregulations)

1. (biology) The suppression of a response to a stimulus
2. (genetics) The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors decreases in order to decrease sensitivity

See also

• upregulation