| stem cells | Relatively undifferentiated cells of the same lineage (family type) that retain the ability to divide and cycle throughout postnatal life to provide cells that can become specialised and take the place of those that die or are lost. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| stem-clasping | <botany> Embracing the stem with its base; amplexicaul; as a leaf or petiole. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| quiescent stem cell | A stem cell that is not at that time undergoing repeated cell cycles but that might be stimulated so to do later. For example: the satellite cells in the skeletal muscles of mammals that are quiescent myoblasts that will proliferate after wounding and give rise to more muscle cells by fusion. (18 Nov 1997) |
| infundibular stem | The neural component of the pituitary stalk that contains nerve tracts passing from the hypothalamus to the pars nervosa. Synonym: infundibular stalk. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tumour stem cell assay | <investigation> A cytologic technique for measuring the functional capacity of tumour stem cells by assaying their activity. It is used primarily for the in vitro testing of antineoplastic agent. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tumour stem cells | <cell biology> Colony-forming cells which give rise to neoplasms. (12 Dec 1998) |
| alanine-trna ligase | <enzyme> An enzyme that activates alanine with its specific transfer RNA. Chemical name: L-Alanine:tRNA(Ala) ligase (AMP-forming) Registry number: EC 6.1.1.7 (12 Dec 1998) |
| aminoacid-tRNA ligases | Recommended name for aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, e.g., tyrosine-tRNA ligase for tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aminoacyl-tRNA | <molecular biology> The name of the complex created when a tRNA molecule is attached to its specific amino acid and ready to participate in protein synthesis. (13 Oct 1997) |
| amino acyl-tRNA ligases | <enzyme> Any of the group of ligases that catalyses the ATP-driven formation of a bond between an amino acid and a trna, activating the amino acids as a step in protein synthesis. Individual enzymes are highly specific for one amino acid and for any trna corresponding to that amino acid. Registry number: EC 6.1.1. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases | <enzyme> Enzymes catalyzing the formation of a specific aminoacyl-tRNA from an amino acid and adenosine 5'-triphosphate with the concomitant formation of adenosine 5'-monophosphate and pyrophosphate. Synonym: amino acid activating enzyme, aminoacyl-tRNA ligases. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arginine-trna ligase | <enzyme> An enzyme that activates arginine with its specific transfer RNA. Chemical name: L-Arginine:tRNA(Arg)ligase (AMP-forming) Registry number: EC 6.1.1.19 (12 Dec 1998) |
| aspartate-trna ligase | <enzyme> An enzyme that activates aspartic acid with its specific transfer RNA. Chemical name: L-Aspartate:tRNA-(Asp) ligase (AMP-forming) Registry number: EC 6.1.1.12 (12 Dec 1998) |
| p18 component, aminoacyl tRNA synthetase | <enzyme> Shares a protein motif with the beta and gamma subunits of eukaryotic elongation factor 1; amino acid sequence given in first source Registry number: EC 6.1.1.- Synonym: p18 aminoacyl-trna synthase (26 Jun 1999) |
| valine-trna ligase | <enzyme> An enzyme that activates valine with its specific transfer RNA. Chemical name: L-Valine:tRNA(Val) ligase (AMP-forming) Registry number: EC 6.1.1.9 (12 Dec 1998) |