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MESSENGER RNA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein synthesis in the cell
Synonyms:
informational RNA; messenger RNA; mRNA; template RNA
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("messenger RNA" is a kind of...):
ribonucleic acid; RNA ((biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell)
Context examples:
MicroRNAs are smaller than many other types of RNA and can bind to messenger RNAs (mRNAs) to block them from making proteins.
(microRNA, NCI Dictionary)
This agent appears to bind to the 130-kDa subunit 3 (spliceosome-associated protein 130; SAP130) of the splicing factor 3b (SF3b), resulting in inhibition of pre-messenger RNA splicing and the arrest of cell-cycle progression.
(Pladienolide Derivative E7107, NCI Thesaurus)
MiRNAs typically repress expression of their target messenger RNAs, preventing translation into proteins.
(Why Lack of Sleep Affects Some More Than Others, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
This "messenger RNA" (mRNA) travels to the ribosome, the molecular machine that synthesizes proteins.
(Genes Can be Read in Different Ways, NIH, US)
A synthetic antisense oligonucleotide against Bcl-2 messenger RNA with potential antitumor activity.
(Oligonucleotide SPC2996, NCI Thesaurus)
The synthesis or transcription of messenger RNA.
(mRNA Expression, NCI Thesaurus)
Mitochondria depend upon genes within the nucleus for many essential messenger RNAs.
(Mitochondrion, NCI Thesaurus)
Information about all messenger RNAs that are made in various cell types.
(Gene expression profile, NCI Dictionary)
Having a DNA sequence complementary to that of a messenger RNA molecule; the non-coding strand in double-stranded DNA.
(Antisense Orientation, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic, 20-base antisense oligodeoxynucleotide that hybridizes to c-raf kinase messenger RNA.
(ISIS 5132, NCI Thesaurus)
