| capped 5'-end | A methylated (has a -CH3 attached) guanosine nucleotide attached to the 5'-end (the beginning) of an eukaryotic mRNA, thought to give the mRNA stability. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| capped elbow | Olecranoid bursitis in the horse; so called because it may be caused by trauma from the shoe in the recumbent animal. Synonym: capped elbow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| capped hock | Inflammation of one of the bursae related to the tuber calcanei, usually a result of trauma to the subcutaneous bursa; occurs most frequently in the horse. Synonym: capped hock. (05 Mar 2000) |
| capped knee | Swelling of the bursa of the extensor metacarpi magnus muscle in cattle, usually caused by injury to the carpus in getting up and down on hard floors. (05 Mar 2000) |
| capped uterus | A condition of tonic contraction of the fundus musculature of the uterus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| capping | 1. Movement of cross linked cell surface material to the posterior region of a moving cell or to the perinuclear region. 2. The intracellular accumulation of intermediate filament protein in the pericentriolar region following microtubule disruption by colchicine. 3. The blocking of further addition of subunits by binding of a cap protein to the free end of a linear polymer such as actin. See: cap binding protein. (18 Nov 1997) |
| capping of mRNA | The process of adding a guanosine nucleotide to the 5'-end (the beginning) of an eukaryotic mRNA, then methylating (adding a -CH3 to) the guanosine. (09 Oct 1997) |
| capping proteins | Proteins that bind to one end of actin filaments, preventing both addition and loss of actin monomers. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Capps | Joseph A., U.S. Physician, 1872-1964. See: Capps' reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Capps' reflex | An obsolete eponym for vasomotor collapse at the time of crisis in pneumonia. (05 Mar 2000) |