(n.) One who bears a message; the bearer of a verbal or written communication, notice, or invitation, from one person to another, or to a public body; specifically, an office servant who bears messages.
(n.) One who, or that which, foreshows, or foretells.
(n.) A hawser passed round the capstan, and having its two ends lashed together to form an endless rope or chain; -- formerly used for heaving in the cable.
(n.) A person appointed to perform certain ministerial duties under bankrupt and insolvent laws, such as to take charge og the estate of the bankrupt or insolvent.
Example Sentences:
(1) These results demonstrate that increased availability of galactose, a high-affinity substrate for the enzyme, leads to increased aldose reductase messenger RNA, which suggests a role for aldose reductase in sugar metabolism in the lens.
(2) Mitogen-stimulated cells always contain substantially higher levels of LDL receptor messenger RNA than corresponding resting cells.
(3) In AtT-20 cells somatostatin inhibits the secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) through the activation of GTP binding proteins (G proteins) linked to second messengers such as calcium and cyclic AMP (cAMP).
(4) The longest of the cDNA clones (1507 nucleotides) apparently originated from an unprocessed messenger RNA, since the nucleotide sequence encoding BNP-26 was interrupted by an intron of 554 nucleotides.
(5) This suggests that two independent second messenger systems may affect the same potassium conductance.
(6) Epinephrine potentiates muscle twitches via the second messenger, cAMP, secondary to hormone binding to membrane-bound beta-receptors.
(7) The 5'-terminal methylated cap (m7G(5')ppp(5')Gm) in reovirus messenger RNA comprises part of the ribosomes binding site, since attachment of 40 S wheat germ ribosomal subunits to reovirus small (s), medium (m), and large (l) RNA classes conferred almost complete protection of the cap against RNase digestion.
(8) Hydrolysis of PIP2 also produces DG, which has a messenger role in activating a specific protein kinase, the C kinase.
(9) In order to determine which second-messenger pathways mediate NE induction of TIS gene expression, the influences of the beta(B) antagonist propranolol (PR), the alpha I(AI) antagonist prazosin (PZ), and the alpha 2(A2) antagonist yohimbine (YB) were examined.
(10) The temporal changes in subunit messenger RNA levels in the cerebellum raise the possibility that synaptogenesis may play a role in receptor gene regulation in this brain region.
(11) The other homologous elements are located within the messenger RNA leader and may be associated with selection of messenger RNA start points.
(12) Stimulation of membrane phospholipid hydrolysis by receptor tyrosine kinases is one such pathway for generating intracellular second messengers that may be important for mitogenesis.
(13) In this study, we examined intracellular Ca2+ movement as one of the second messengers for human hepatocyte growth factor in primary-cultured hepatocytes.
(14) In the presence of 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine, stimulation induced an accumulation of cAMP, making possible the NMR detection of the second messenger in living cells grown on microcarrier beads and perfused in the NMR tube.
(15) The cell membrane, in addition to other functions, plays an important role in regulating cell metabolism governed by messenger proteins (or other substances) acting from the outside.
(16) Since several cell types, including astroglial, microglial, and vascular cells, can generate IL-1 upon appropriate stimulation, we examined whether IL-1 is formed in the CNS and may therefore serve as a messenger for systemic noxae.
(17) Facebook is also going to make payments a key part of Facebook Messenger sooner rather than later.
(18) We found parallel changes in the excretion of ANP's second messenger cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) in a dose-response-related manner to natriuresis respectively diuresis.
(19) We have examined a number of human adult tumors for IGF messenger RNA (mRNA) expression and found IGF-II mRNA levels were consistently elevated in two types, colon carcinoma and liposarcoma.
(20) The five proteins programmed in a cell-free system by a mouse kappa light chain messenger RNA were labeled with [3H]leucine and subjected to amino acid sequence analyses.
Missive
Definition:
(n.) Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent; as, a letter missive.
(n.) Missile.
(n.) That which is sent; a writing containing a message.
(n.) One who is sent; a messenger.
Example Sentences:
(1) They include two leading Republican hopefuls for the presidential race in 2016, Rand Paul and Marco Rubio; three of them enjoy A+ rankings from the NRA and a further eight are listed A. Rand Paul of Kentucky The junior senator's penchant for filibusters became famous during his nearly 13-hour speech against the use unmanned drones, and he is one of three senators who sent an initial missive to Reid , warning him of another verbose round.
(2) It's that he habitually abuses his position by lobbying ministers at all; I've heard from former ministers who were astonished by the speed with which their first missive from Charles arrived, opening with the phrase: "It really is appalling".
(3) This week another couple of reader missives piqued our attention.
(4) The letter follows a missive that Murphy sent a month ago to Nascar boss Brian France, asking him to reconsider the NRA sponsorship.
(5) I have to read so much rubbish here that I'm impressed with any missive that shows even a modicum of intelligence.
(6) Perhaps not, if this missive from our an at Wembley, Davidde Corran, is anything to go by: From the Wembley seats to the San Francisco 49ers fans occupying so many of them, the first of four annual Jacksonville Jaguars games has quite the red tinge.
(7) Back in Duran Duran's heyday, the only communal fan experiences were concerts, playground discussions or sporadic missives from distant pen pals.
(8) Not only does it beggar belief that Ms Proudman could have inferred any slight from such an innocuous missive, it also makes me fear for the next generation of women.” She also criticised the “armies of Feminazis” who had supported Proudman.
(9) Wilshaw complains in his monthly missive that rule changes about overseas schools are making the problem worse.
(10) This was strange enough – not least since his missives to me were peppered with the sort of text abbreviations used by teenagers (such as "Wrong u r ...").
(11) Its existence only came to light in October when the man who delivered the missive, Mansoor Ijaz, a mysterious American businessman of Pakistani origin, wrote about it, kicking off the current storm, which quickly made it all the way to the Pakistani supreme court.
(12) The subject of and reason for most of these letters follow a theme which needs a little explanation even though the author converses clearly and precisely in his missives.
(13) Meanwhile their two sons were trying out their own trash-talking skills in this rather bizarre green screen face off (presumably allowing chroma key footage of dinosaurs and car chases to be added in later): Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Pinterest close Though by the time Mayweather had endured that final bout of dad-dancing at the press conference, even the man who lives for showmanship seemed to have lost his appetite for it: Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Pinterest close 3.38am BST Kevin is back All those knockdowns in the last fight were probably rather avoidable, as Kevin is quick to point out in his latest missive: The referee in the junior-feather (super-bantam in our argot) fight between Leo Santa Cruz from LA and the old Venezuelan Alexander Munoz was one Vic Drakulich.
(14) Just time for another missive from Niki Betkerur (54 min), who's here to make me feel guilty for comparing her to a Glasgow drunk from the 1970s.
(15) U voted for air strikes in Syria,” this historic missive read .
(16) So it gives me great pleasure to include this missive from a man who scored one of the best hat-tricks I've ever seen at Bramall Lane against Stockport in 1997 – Jan Aage Fjortoft .
(17) The last missive said simply, "You are a massive waste of space."
(18) "For the church fathers, homosexuality is the most disgusting and unclean sin," he railed in a nine-page missive made public last week.
(19) In a missive replete with the same awesome dignity he brought to Cheggers Plays Pop and that Channel 5 naked gameshow, Mr C referred me to his website, saying: '"I say yes to everything'!!!
(20) Look for low-missivity glass with a high energy rating – the Energy Saving Trust recommends B or above.