What's the difference between tat and trinket?

Tat


Definition:

  • (n.) Gunny cloth made from the fiber of the Corchorus olitorius, or jute.
  • (n.) A pony.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Therefore, neither of these two regions of the Tat protein appear to be discrete activation domains.
  • (2) We now present evidence that such a decrease in amounts of P68 could be essential for HIV-1 replication because of the presence of the Tat-responsive sequence (TAR sequence) present in the 5' untranslated region of HIV-1 mRNAs, which activates the P68 kinase.
  • (3) In this study we demonstrate that the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 regulatory protein Tat is associated with a significant induction in the expression of certain protein components of the extracellular matrix in glial-derived cells.
  • (4) In a sample of families of nonschizophrenic outpatient adolescents, a manual for scoring such deviance on stories told for seven TAT cards was developed.
  • (5) The tat open reading frame (ORF) has a strong signal for translation initiation, while rev and vpu ORFs have weaker signals.
  • (6) Purified tat binds specifically to HIV-1 trans-activation-responsive region (TAR) RNA in gel-retardation, filter-binding, and immunoprecipitation assays.
  • (7) This phenomenon was observed by using wheat-germ RNA polymerase II and a series of double-stranded template polymers containing palindromic repeating motifs of 6-16 bp, with regulatory alternating purine and pyrimidine bases such as d[ATA(CG)nC].d[TAT(GC)nG], with n = 1, 3 or 6 referred to as d(GC), d(GC)3 or d(GC)6, respectively.
  • (8) RD-tat cell lines also showed enhanced virus production upon transfection of HIV-1 proviral DNA.
  • (9) A comparative study between MAR test and IBT in 142 seminal samples is presented by the authors and their concordance with TAT and SIT is also evaluated.
  • (10) Viral mRNA production is controlled by the tat gene, which appears to stimulate elongation by RNA polymerase II, and the rev gene, which allows the accumulation of unspliced or partially spliced mRNAs in the cytoplasm.
  • (11) Experiments using radioactive protein show that tat becomes localized to the nucleus after uptake and suggest that chloroquine protects tat from proteolytic degradation.
  • (12) To reduce the high TAT under the deficient state of ATIII, MD805, a synthetic thrombin inhibitor, was introduced to avoid further consumption of ATIII.
  • (13) Of 199 dogs from a brucellosis-contaminated area, 116 with negative titers in the tube agglutination test (TAT), using heat-inactivated whole B. canis cells as the antigen, were also negative in the ELISA.
  • (14) A psychological interview and the MHQ, Koch, Rorschach, TAT, Machover and family design psychological tests were conducted in pneumopathic patients.
  • (15) As TNF can increase the production of IL-1 and IL-6 and these inflammatory cytokines all enhance HIV-1 gene expression and affect the immune, vascular, and central nervous systems, the activation of TNF by Tat may be part of a complex pathway in which HIV-1 uses viral products and host factors to increase its own expression and infectivity and to induce disease.
  • (16) This study used transient transfection analysis to determine the DNA regions which mediate basal and insulin-sensitive transcription from the gene encoding tyrosine aminotransferase (TAT; EC 2.6.1.5).
  • (17) The results show that availability of dietary pyridoxine stimulates the growth of this hepatoma and, in addition, exercises a type of control over the expression of TAT activity.
  • (18) Induction of the rat tyrosine aminotransferase gene (TAT) with glucocorticoid hormones leads to formation of a nuclease hypersensitive site at the hormone-dependent enhancer located 2.5 kb upstream of the start site of transcription.
  • (19) Again, tat protected TAR RNA from RNase A cleavage at both U23 and U31.
  • (20) The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Tat protein is a powerful transactivator of the viral long terminal repeat (LTR).

Trinket


Definition:

  • (n.) A three-cornered sail formerly carried on a ship's foremast, probably on a lateen yard.
  • (v. t.) A knife; a cutting tool.
  • (v. t.) A small ornament, as a jewel, ring, or the like.
  • (v. t.) A thing of little value; a trifle; a toy.
  • (v. i.) To give trinkets; hence, to court favor; to intrigue.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The windows become viewing stations to stare out of – transfixed by every small jet that magically lifts from the ground carrying tonnes of travellers and trinkets.
  • (2) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Elizabeth Banks parodies Donald Trump’s entrance at DNC “Some of you know me from The Hunger Games, in which I play Effie Trinket – a cruel, out-of-touch reality TV star who wears insane wigs while delivering long-winded speeches to a violent dystopia,” she said.
  • (3) This was, indeed, the case, but I maintained a soupçon of integrity by giving all my trinkets to my young nephew – even though I know he’s never going to play that Star Wars-themed Monopoly board game and I totally would.
  • (4) As for the supposed improvements in the Pacific deal, he said, “It’s the same tired old labor standards we had with George Bush, with a few trinkets added.” In a largely toothless side agreement, Nafta’s three signatories – the United States, Mexico and Canada – targeted child labor, minimum-wage violations and occupational safety problems.
  • (5) One convicted Kenyan poacher who used a spear to kill 70 elephants and cut off their tusks with an axe to sell for £80 a kilo, said he did it because it was “just business.” The demand is not local but comes from south-east Asia, where an increasingly affluent middle class buys ivory that has been carved into trinkets and ornaments , and millionaires quaff ground-down rhino horn in wine as a status symbol .
  • (6) Africa is rich in treasures, but now also filled with the coloniser’s waste and the only way the natives can earn a living is by selling us unnecessary trinkets and exporting them back to our shores.” You might think that people who wanted to go to a nightclub to drink and dance and cop off with each other would balk at the idea of spending the evening in an environment where inevitable systematic exploitation was being addressed, but apparently not.
  • (7) On Tuesday, prices ranged from $20 for a trinket to $60,000 for a five-tiered pagoda carved in ivory.
  • (8) Brimming with the embroidered thrones and lacquered vases of despots and dictators, these are objects over which wars were fought, trade routes opened up and empires built, next to exquisite trinkets that sent their makers blind.
  • (9) The house is the ultimate in moneyed hippydippydom – candles at every corner, trinkets on every shelf, elephants from India, giraffes from Africa, memorabilia from their travels.
  • (10) There are stalls selling clothing and trinkets but most are there to provide fuel for the dancing.
  • (11) Retail outlets also offered special placements and promotion: displays, posters, mentions in print ads, giveaways, trinkets and what were called end cap displays.
  • (12) The men work on nearby construction sites, while the women spend their days in the dank, artificially lit alleys, stripping wire for copper and selling trinkets from closet-sized stalls.
  • (13) The room is crammed with memorabilia – a programme from 1967 when QPR won the League Cup and a picture of footballing hero Rodney Marsh, any number of Beatles trinkets (mainly from the Revolver album), a ferocious metal bell presented by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, a Margaret Thatcher nut cracker ("It strikes me as pretty tasteless.
  • (14) Turns out, the shiny trinket can actually control dragons, so it's probably best to keep it out of the hands of evil wizards.
  • (15) Bosses of the 'Ndrangheta, the global crime syndicate with roots in the Calabrian "toe" of Italy , have historically stressed their religiosity, decorating their hideout bunkers with Catholic trinkets and even held annual meetings under the cover of a Christian sanctuary in the Aspromonte mountains.
  • (16) One street vendor who had been hawking Brazil shirts and trinkets already had a financial reason to be unhappy about the result: "I'm stuck with 8,000 reais [£2,400] of merchandising."
  • (17) As well as working with Izzard, one of his heroes, Wood relished the chance to create the look of his character – dreadlocks, trinkets, tribal face paint, serious suntan.
  • (18) And there’s all manner of trinkets and gifts riffing on it, from “Keep calm and drink wine” tea towels to glasses etched with “Goodnight kids… Hello wine!” and fridge magnets declaring: “Wine is my reward for being this fabulous.” It’s all a bit of a giggle, isn’t it?
  • (19) Open Wed-Mon 11am-7.30pm Aquvii Aquvii Photograph: Misha Janette A perfect example of a zakka-ya , a popular style of shop that sells a discerningly curated selection of trinkets, and odds and ends.
  • (20) Most countries’ exhibitions feel like a cross between a Waitrose advert and a travel agents’ trade fair – immersive multimedia dioramas of bountiful produce and spectacular scenery, dotted with stalls selling craft trinkets and samples of cheese.

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