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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRANSFECT

From trans- + (in)fect.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TRANSFECT

transfect  [trænsˈfɛkt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRANSFECT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Transfect is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb transfect in English.

WHAT DOES TRANSFECT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Transfection

Transfection is the process of deliberately introducing nucleic acids into cells. The term is often used for non-viral methods in eukaryotic cells. It may also refer to other methods and cell types, although other terms are preferred: "transformation" is more often used to describe non-viral DNA transfer in bacteria, non-animal eukaryotic cells, including plant cells. In animal cells, transfection is the preferred term as transformation is also used to refer to progression to a cancerous state in these cells. Transduction is often used to describe virus-mediated DNA transfer. The word transfection is a blend of trans- and infection. Genetic material, or even proteins such as antibodies, may be transfected. Transfection of animal cells typically involves opening transient pores or "holes" in the cell membrane, to allow the uptake of material. Transfection can be carried out using calcium phosphate, by electroporation, by cell squeezing or by mixing a cationic lipid with the material to produce liposomes, which fuse with the cell membrane and deposit their cargo inside. Transfection can result in unexpected morphologies and abnormalities in target cells.

Definition of transfect in the English dictionary

The definition of transfect in the dictionary is to bring about transfection in.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TRANSFECT

PRESENT

Present
I transfect
you transfect
he/she/it transfects
we transfect
you transfect
they transfect
Present continuous
I am transfecting
you are transfecting
he/she/it is transfecting
we are transfecting
you are transfecting
they are transfecting
Present perfect
I have transfected
you have transfected
he/she/it has transfected
we have transfected
you have transfected
they have transfected
Present perfect continuous
I have been transfecting
you have been transfecting
he/she/it has been transfecting
we have been transfecting
you have been transfecting
they have been transfecting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I transfected
you transfected
he/she/it transfected
we transfected
you transfected
they transfected
Past continuous
I was transfecting
you were transfecting
he/she/it was transfecting
we were transfecting
you were transfecting
they were transfecting
Past perfect
I had transfected
you had transfected
he/she/it had transfected
we had transfected
you had transfected
they had transfected
Past perfect continuous
I had been transfecting
you had been transfecting
he/she/it had been transfecting
we had been transfecting
you had been transfecting
they had been transfecting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will transfect
you will transfect
he/she/it will transfect
we will transfect
you will transfect
they will transfect
Future continuous
I will be transfecting
you will be transfecting
he/she/it will be transfecting
we will be transfecting
you will be transfecting
they will be transfecting
Future perfect
I will have transfected
you will have transfected
he/she/it will have transfected
we will have transfected
you will have transfected
they will have transfected
Future perfect continuous
I will have been transfecting
you will have been transfecting
he/she/it will have been transfecting
we will have been transfecting
you will have been transfecting
they will have been transfecting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would transfect
you would transfect
he/she/it would transfect
we would transfect
you would transfect
they would transfect
Conditional continuous
I would be transfecting
you would be transfecting
he/she/it would be transfecting
we would be transfecting
you would be transfecting
they would be transfecting
Conditional perfect
I would have transfect
you would have transfect
he/she/it would have transfect
we would have transfect
you would have transfect
they would have transfect
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been transfecting
you would have been transfecting
he/she/it would have been transfecting
we would have been transfecting
you would have been transfecting
they would have been transfecting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you transfect
we let´s transfect
you transfect
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to transfect
Past participle
transfected
Present Participle
transfecting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRANSFECT


affect
əˈfɛkt
aftereffect
ˈɑːftərɪˌfɛkt
coinfect
ˌkəʊɪnˈfɛkt
confect
kənˈfɛkt
counterfect
ˈkaʊntəˌfɛkt
defect
dɪˈfɛkt
disaffect
ˌdɪsəˈfɛkt
disinfect
ˌdɪsɪnˈfɛkt
effect
ɪˈfɛkt
infect
ɪnˈfɛkt
praefect
ˈpriːfɛkt
prefect
ˈpriːfɛkt
redefect
ˌriːdɪˈfɛkt
reinfect
ˌriːɪnˈfɛkt
subprefect
ˈsʌbˌpriːfɛkt
suffect
ˈsʌfɛkt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRANSFECT

transexualism
transfection
transfer
transfer characteristic
transfer desk
transfer fee
transfer list
transfer lounge
transfer passenger
transfer payment
transfer pricing
transfer RNA
transfer season
transfer station
transfer student
transfer tax
transfer window
transfer-list
transferability
transferable

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRANSFECT

butterfly effect
future perfect
Hall effect
halo effect
hearing defect
imperfect
in effect
knock-on effect
law of effect
letter-perfect
multiplier effect
past perfect
perfect
pluperfect
present perfect
ripple effect
side effect
sound effect
take effect
toxic effect

Synonyms and antonyms of transfect in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «transfect» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRANSFECT

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

Translator English - Chinese

转染
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

transfectar
570 millions of speakers

English

transfect
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

transfect
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بالنقل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трансфекции
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

transfecção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ট্রান্সফেক্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

transfecter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Transfektual
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Transfektion
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トランスフェ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

형질
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Transfect
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

transfect
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டிரான்ஸ்ஃபெக்ட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ट्रान्समिट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

transfeksiyonu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

transfect
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

transfekcji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

трансфекції
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

transfect
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μορφομετατρέπει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

transfect
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

transfektera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

transfektere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of transfect

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRANSFECT»

The term «transfect» is regularly used and occupies the 91.640 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRANSFECT» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRANSFECT»

Discover the use of transfect in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to transfect and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Attempts to Transfect the Prion Protein in Human Cancer Cell ...
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) or prion diseases are a group of fatal neurodegenerative diseases that affects humans and animals.
Khor Heng Wei, Yeoh Bee Yoong, Toh Li Fang, 2011
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RNA Interference Technology: From Basic Science to Drug ...
As discussed above, one advantage of adenoviral delivery is the ability to efficiently infect non-dividing or hard-to-transfect cell types that may be difficult to transfect by standard methods. In such cases, action of the shRNA may be masked ...
Krishnarao Appasani, 2005
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Advances in AIDS-Related Dementia Research and Treatment: ...
New research, 'Carbosilane dendrimers to transfect human astrocytes with small interfering RNA targeting human immunodeficiency virus,' is the subject of a report. According to recent research from Madrid, Spain, “HIV infection of the CNS is ...
‎2012
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Frontiers in Medicinal Chemistry
Ability to transfect quiescent cells. Short duration of expression. Inflammatory host reaction. Able to accommodate relatively large transgenes. Easy to produce in high titers. Retroviruses Long-lasting gene expression. Low immunogenicity.
Atta-ur- Rahman, Allen B. Reitz, 2006
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Dissecting Cell Fate Decisions in Human Embryonic Stem Cells
To test the ability of nucleofection to transfect hES cells and to optimize conditions for high efficiency transfection, a 3.5 kb plasmid expressing GFP from the CMV promoter (GFP vector) was transfected into H9 hES cells and the percentage of ...
Kristi A. Hohenstein, 2009
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DNA Conformation and Transcription
... 5 HM PO TFO 1 1 mer CT ODN, -TFO 52 IgH 3' a enhancer, Pax5 site, plasmid & chromosomal 41 mer GT POTFO, 3'- amine, Pu3 EMSA/ in vivo DMS FP in vivo, CH12.LX.A2 cells, luciferase, northern, (co)transfect TFO +1 60% ...
Takashi Ohyama, 2005
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Culturing Nerve Cells
Ann Marie Craig Neurons are difficult to transfect because they are postmitotic cells; thus, methods that allow entry of DNA into the cytoplasm are not sufficient. In dividing cells, if one can get the DNA into the cytoplasm, it will enter the nucleus ...
Gary Banker, Kimberly Goslin, 1998
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Cellular and Molecular Methods in Neuroscience Research
OVERVIEW We describe two simple, quick, and reproducible methods to transfect primary hippocampal neurons. The first method consists of a modified calcium phosphate (CP) transfection. We have developed this method to analyze  ...
Adalberto Merighi, Giorgio Carmignoto, 2002
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Nucleic Acid Transfection
4.3.2 MVLBisG2 Efficiently Transfects MEFs, a Hard-to-Transfect Cell Line Another important discovery was made when comparing MVLBisG2 and DOTAP in a number of different cell lines. As shown in Fig. 12, complexes of MVLBisG2 ...
Wolfgang Bielke, Christoph Erbacher, 2010
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Understanding Retroviral Replication: Roles of Nucleocapsid ...
B. B. MLV Gag-Pol Transfect MLV Gag-Pol Transfect GFFP provirus GFFP provirus + + SV-A-MLV-env SV-A-MLV-env or or MLV Gag-Pol Transfect MLV Gag-Pol Transfect NC+ RT - NC+ RT - + + GFFP provirus SV-A-MLV-env + GFFP provirus ...
Wen-Hui Zhang, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRANSFECT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term transfect is used in the context of the following news items.
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Transfection Reagents and Equipment Market by Method, & by …
NEW YORK, July 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the years, the transfection reagents and equipment market has witnessed various technological advancements ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
2
Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes Can Transfect PBMCs Following …
The ability of SWCNT to enable in vivo transfection of PBMCs would be a significant accomplishment for this field which may lead to novel therapeutic ... «AZoNano.com, Jul 15»
3
Transfection Reagents and Equipment Market Worth $957.9 Million …
According to a new market research report "Transfection Reagents and Equipment Market by Method (Biochemical (Calcium Phosphate, Lipofection, ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
4
Nanosheet transfection: effective transfer of naked DNA on silica glass
We demonstrate that naked DNA can be transferred into difficult-to-transfect cells (for example, stem cells) by plating cells on silica glass with the upright ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
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Top Trends in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing: 2015
“Avian lines (e.g., duck embryo quail sarcoma and chick embryo fibroblasts) have been reported to transfect well, have promoters that work with mammalian ... «Pharmaceutical Technology Magazine, Jun 15»
6
GEN Roundup on Transfection Techniques
Transfection is the definitive method for deliberately introducing DNA or RNA into cells, most often for gene therapy purposes. There are several technical ... «Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, May 15»
7
GE Healthcare Webinar Will Highlight RNAi Success in Difficult-to …
In contrast, siRNA application in difficult-to-transfect cell types (such as primary or suspension cells) proves to be extremely labor-intensive and technically ... «PR Web, Apr 15»
8
Highly Efficient Targeted mRNA Delivery
Offering high transfection efficiency and expression levels across a broad range of cell types, including stem cells and primary cells, mRNA-In™ is a robust and ... «The Scientist, Mar 15»
9
Transfection Transitions to Bioproduction
Transfection, the delivery of nucleic acids into cells, is the core technique for enhancing or inhibiting gene expression, or for initiating the expression of nonnative ... «Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, Dec 14»
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AMSBIO announces DNA-In™ Neuro Transfection Reagent
AMSBIO announces DNA-In™ Neuro- a new generation transfection reagent developed specifically for maximum nucleic acid delivery into neurons, typically ... «News-Medical.net, Dec 14»

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