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Meaning of "aequorin" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AEQUORIN

aequorin  [ˈiːkwərɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AEQUORIN

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determiner
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Aequorin is a noun.
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WHAT DOES AEQUORIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Aequorin

Aequorin is a photoprotein isolated from the hydrozoan Aequorea victoria. Though the bioluminescence was studied decades before, the protein was originally isolated from the animal by Osamu Shimomura. In the animals, the protein occurs together with the Green fluorescent protein to produce green light by resonant energy transfer, while aequorin by itself will generate blue light. Discussions of "jellyfish DNA" to make "glowing" animals often refer to transgenic animals which express the Green fluorescent protein, not aequorin.

Definition of aequorin in the English dictionary

The definition of aequorin in the dictionary is a protein obtained from luminescent jellyfish, such as various Aequorea species, or a range of other marine organisms. It emits blue light in the presence of calcium ions and is used to detect these ions in living tissue.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AEQUORIN


aneurin
əˈnjʊərɪn
burin
ˈbjʊərɪn
cholesterin
kəˈlestərɪn
Erin
ˈɪərɪn
fiorin
ˈfaɪərɪn
glycerine
ˈɡlɪsərɪn
heparin
ˈhɛpərɪn
kaiserin
ˈkaɪzɪərɪn
Katharine
ˈkæθərɪn
Katherine
ˈkæθərɪn
mandarin
ˈmændərɪn
margarin
ˈmɑːɡərɪn
Mazarin
ˈmæzərɪn
navarin
ˈnævərɪn
nectarine
ˈnɛktərɪn
nitroglycerin
ˌnaɪtrəʊˈɡlɪsərɪn
purin
ˈpjʊərɪn
tamarin
ˈtæmərɪn
urine
ˈjʊərɪn
warfarin
ˈwɔːfərɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AEQUORIN

aeolipile
aeolipyle
Aeolis
aeolotropic
aeolotropy
Aeolus
aeon
aeonian
aeonic
aepyornis
aerate
aerated
aeration
aerator
aerenchyma
aerenchymatous
aerial
aerial cableway
aerial camera
aerial input

WORDS THAT END LIKE AEQUORIN

aquaporin
Cape Comorin
cephalosporin
chlorin
chlorocruorin
ciclosporin
Comorin
cyclosporin
euchlorin
florin
fluorin
Ilorin
taborin

Synonyms and antonyms of aequorin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «aequorin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AEQUORIN

Find out the translation of aequorin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of aequorin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «aequorin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

水母
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aequorina
570 millions of speakers

English

aequorin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

aequorin
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

aequorin
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

экворин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aequorin
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

aequorin
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aéquorine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Aequorin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Äquorin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エクオリン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

애큐 오린
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aequorin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

aequorin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

aequorin
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऍक्वोरिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ekorin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aequorina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ekworyna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

екворін
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aequorin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκβορίνης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aequorin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

aequorin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

aequorin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of aequorin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AEQUORIN»

The term «aequorin» is normally little used and occupies the 129.300 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AEQUORIN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about aequorin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AEQUORIN»

Discover the use of aequorin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to aequorin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Methods of Biochemical Analysis, Green Fluorescent Protein: ...
It is clear, however, that GFP cannot absorb all the light emitted from aequorin, because the luminescence emission of aequorin extends to about 600 nm on the red side of wavelength whereas GFP can absorb light up to only about 510nm.
Martin Chalfie, Steven R. Kain, 2005
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Arabidopsis Protocols
CTZ-charged aequorin has three Ca2+ binding domains (Fig. 1B). When calcium is bound, CTZ is oxidized to coelenteramide (CTA) and the protein undergoes a conformational change accompanied by the release of carbon dioxide and ...
Julio Salinas, Jose J. Sánchez-Serrano, 2006
3
Calcium Signaling Protocols
Luminescent Protein Indicators for Ca2+ The re-emergence of aequorin as a modern indicator for Ca2+ occurred after it was shown that cells could be transfected with aequorin cDNA, allowing specific expression of the photoprotein in ...
David G. Lambert, 2006
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Mitochondria
This accounts for the excellent signal-to-noise ratio of aequorin. On the other, however, if the [Ca2þ] is not homogeneous, aequorin it tends to bias the average luminosity toward the higher values (see below). Aequorin is well suited for ...
Liza A. Pon, Eric A. Schon, 2011
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Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Genetics
During manipulations on the cell chamber, the photomultiplier is protected from light by a shutter: during the aequorin measurements, the shutter is open and the chamber held in position (in proximity to the photomultiplier window) by an O ring  ...
Giuseppe Attardi, Giuseppe M. Attardi, Anne Chomyn, 1995
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Photoproteins in Bioanalysis
One milligram of aequorin emits 4.3–5.0 1015 photons at 25 C when Ca2+ is added, at a quantum yield of 0.16 (Shimomura and Johnson 1969, 1970, 1979a; Shimomura 1986b). In the presence of an excess of Ca2+, the luminescence ...
Sylvia Daunert, Sapna K. Deo, 2006
7
A Practical Guide to the Study of Calcium in Living Cells
Although no data are yet available on this fusion protein, we discuss this approach since it may prove useful in targeting aequorin to organelles for which a localization signal cannot be placed at the N terminus or for which the targeting signal ...
Richard Nuccitelli, 1994
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Molecular Pharmacology: From DNA to Drug Discovery
There are a variety of calcium sensitive lumines— cent photoproteins, though aequorin is by far the most commonly used for determining [Ca2+]i, having been used for this purpose for over 40 years. Aequorin is found in the jellyfish Aequorea ...
John Dickenson, Fiona Freeman, Chris Lloyd Mills, 2012
9
Gap Junctions: Proceedings of the 8th International Gap ...
Therefore, we constrocted a series of chimeric proteins expressing aequorin fused to the carboxyl tail of Cx43, Cx32 and Cx26 and analysed their expression and functionality in vitro and in vivo. These chimeric proteins are being used to study ...
Rudolf Werner, 1998
10
G Protein Pathways: Effector mechanisms
For the low-affinity construct, the fragment of aequorin cDNA including the mutated amino acid is switched for the native sequence, using restriction enzymes. To establish that the adenylyl cyclase activity is not compromised by the presence of ...
Ravi Iyengar, John D. Hildebrandt, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AEQUORIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term aequorin is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Genetic evidence in the mouse solidifies the calcium hypothesis of …
In 2001, Robert et al. used calcium sensing aequorin protein targeted to different intracellular locations. They showed that a subsarcolemmal ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
2
What can green fluorescent proteins teach us about diseases?
The first protein, aequorin, emits a blue light energy when it binds to calcium. The second protein absorbs the energy from the aequorin and ... «OUPblog, Jun 15»
3
Determining Well-to-Well Cross-Talk in Microplates Utilized for …
Some plant and animal species can produce light via one of two mechanisms – the luciferin and aequorin pathways. This natural phenomenon ... «News-Medical.net, May 15»
4
Fluorescent proteins light up science by making the invisible visible
In Aequorea victoria, a protein named aequorin produces blue light which GFP converts into the green light emitted by the jellyfish's photo ... «Phys.Org, Apr 15»
5
Fluorescent proteins and medicine
The crystal jellyfish was the first organism known to use one protein to make light, aequorin, and another to change the color of this light, GFP. «OUPblog, Jan 15»
6
New Green Fluorescent Protein Imaging Technology Helps Make …
The jellyfish contains a bioluminescent protein, known as aequorin, that emits its own blue-green rays whenever light shines upon them. «Medical Daily, Jun 14»
7
In plants, 'floating' ATP may signal trouble
These Arabidopsis plants contain aequorin. Aequorin produces blue light as a result of oxidation of the substrate, in a calcium-dependent ... «Futurity: Research News, Jan 14»
8
AMSBIO expands portfolio of stable cell lines
... Nav1.7, Kv1.5…) ; Cell signaling (Notch, JNK, NF-?B, ERK…) ; Phosphodiesterases (aequorin, CNGA2, PDE1B…) ; Stem cell related (LGR5, ... «News-Medical.net, Jan 14»
9
Could Jellyfish be the key to a longer life?
One he called aequorin produces a low level blue light. It is converted to green light by the second, green fluorescent protein (GFP) that glows ... «Express.co.uk, Dec 13»
10
Happy Fun Science Friday – Ice Cream!?
Francis teamed up with some innovators in China who synthesized the luminescent protein (Aequorin ) that causes some Jellies to glow. «Southern Fried Science, Nov 13»

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