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Roop


Definition:

  • (n.) See Roup.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) T., Idler, W. W., Roop, D. R., and Steinert, P. M. (1987) J. Biol.
  • (2) It was written by Hugh Griffiths, who heads the Stockholm institute's program on countering illicit trafficking, and Roope Siiritola, a research intern.
  • (3) IF are major cytoskeletal and karyoskeletal components of eukaryotic cells (Steinert and Roop 1988).
  • (4) A., Mehrel, T., Idler, W. W., Roop, D. R., and Steinert, P. M. (1987) J. Biol.
  • (5) Together with the previously published sequence of the mouse 59-kDa type I keratin (Steinert, P. M., Rice, R. H., Roop, D. R., Trus, B. L., and Steven, A. C. (1983) Nature 302, 794-800) these data allow us to make comparisons between two keratins which are coexpressed in an epithelial cell type and which coassemble into the same IF.
  • (6) Comparison of the predicted amino acid sequence of a cDNA encoding a portion of the 230-kDa bullous pemphigoid antigen (Stanley, J. R., Tanaka, T., Mueller, S., Klaus-Kovtun, V., and Roop, D. (1988) J. Clin.
  • (7) Over the past two decades, a great deal of evidence has accumulated in favor of the hypothesis that steroid hormones act at the level of nuclear DNA to regulate gene expression (Jensen EV, Suzuki T, Kawashima T, Stumpf WE, Jungblut PW, DeSombre ER, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1968; 59:632-638; Gorski J, Toft D, Shyamala G, Smith D, Notides A, Rec Prog Horm Res 1968; 24:45-80; O'Malley BW, Means AR, Science 1974; 183:610-620; O'Malley BW, Roop DR, Lai EC, Nordstrom JL, Catterall JF, Swaneck GE, Colbert DA, Tsai M-J, Dugaiczyk A, Woo SLC, Rec Prog Horm Res 1979; 35:1-46).
  • (8) Blouin, I. Royal, A. Grenier, A. Loranger, D. R. Roop, and N. Marceau, Differentiation, submitted for publication, 1992).
  • (9) Curiously, this protein displays major differences from the recently described mouse loricrin (Mehrel, T., Hohl, D., Nakazawa, H., Rothnagel, J.A., Longley, M.A., Bundman, D., Cheng, C.K., Lichti, U., Bisher, M.E., Steven, A. C., Steinert, P.M., Yuspa, S.H., and Roop, D.R.
  • (10) At that time, the early 1970s, the primary pathway for steroid hormone action was defined as follows: steroid----(steroid-receptor)----(steroid-receptor-DNA)----mRNA----fu nct ional response (O'Malley BW, Roop DR, Lai EC, Nordstrom JL, Catterall JF, Swaneck GE, Colbert DA, Tsai M-J, Dugaiczyk A, Woo SLC, Rec Prog Horm Res 1979; 35:1-46.
  • (11) This result was supported by the in situ roop method.

Up


Definition:

  • (adv.) Aloft; on high; in a direction contrary to that of gravity; toward or in a higher place or position; above; -- the opposite of down.
  • (adv.) From a lower to a higher position, literally or figuratively; as, from a recumbent or sitting position; from the mouth, toward the source, of a river; from a dependent or inferior condition; from concealment; from younger age; from a quiet state, or the like; -- used with verbs of motion expressed or implied.
  • (adv.) In a higher place or position, literally or figuratively; in the state of having arisen; in an upright, or nearly upright, position; standing; mounted on a horse; in a condition of elevation, prominence, advance, proficiency, excitement, insurrection, or the like; -- used with verbs of rest, situation, condition, and the like; as, to be up on a hill; the lid of the box was up; prices are up.
  • (adv.) To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, or the like; -- usually followed by to or with; as, to be up to the chin in water; to come up with one's companions; to come up with the enemy; to live up to engagements.
  • (adv.) To or in a state of completion; completely; wholly; quite; as, in the phrases to eat up; to drink up; to burn up; to sum up; etc.; to shut up the eyes or the mouth; to sew up a rent.
  • (adv.) Aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up your weapons.
  • (prep.) From a lower to a higher place on, upon, or along; at a higher situation upon; at the top of.
  • (prep.) From the coast towards the interior of, as a country; from the mouth towards the source of, as a stream; as, to journey up the country; to sail up the Hudson.
  • (prep.) Upon.
  • (n.) The state of being up or above; a state of elevation, prosperity, or the like; -- rarely occurring except in the phrase ups and downs.
  • (a.) Inclining up; tending or going up; upward; as, an up look; an up grade; the up train.

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