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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesblanco aguas abajo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: blan.ko ˈa.ɣwas aˈβajo
"El fármaco inhibe la proteína y sus blancos aguas abajo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A gene, protein, or cellular component that is regulated or affected by an upstream signaling molecule or pathway.
"The transcription factor binds to the promoter region to activate its downstream target." - 2
In business or process engineering, a final objective, system, or recipient positioned later in a sequence of operations.
"Marketing campaigns must align their messaging with the needs of every downstream target audience."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'downstream' (originating in hydrology to describe the direction of a river current, later adopted in computing and molecular biology to denote subsequent stages in a process) and 'target' (from Middle French 'targate', meaning a small shield or mark to aim at). The compound term emerged in the late 20th century within scientific and technical domains, specifically genetics and signaling pathways, to designate a molecule or system affected by an upstream regulator.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Downstream target" is said worldwide
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cible en aval
Transliteration: sibl ɑ̃ aval
"Cette protéine active une cible en aval dans la voie de signalisation."
nachgeschaltetes Ziel
Transliteration: naːxɡəʃaltətəs tsiːl
"Das Enzym reguliert ein nachgeschaltetes Ziel in der Zelle."
bersaglio a valle
Transliteration: bersaʎʎo a valle
"Il fattore di trascrizione si lega al suo bersaglio a valle."
blanco aguas abajo
Transliteration: blan.ko ˈa.ɣwas aˈβajo
"El fármaco inhibe la proteína y sus blancos aguas abajo."
alvo a jusante
Transliteration: awvu a ʒuˈzɐ̃tʃi
"A proteína quinase ativa um alvo a jusante."
डाउनस्ट्रीम लक्ष्य
Transliteration: downstream lakshya
"यह सिग्नलिंग मार्ग कई डाउनस्ट्रीम लक्ष्यों को प्रभावित करता है।"
下游靶标
Transliteration: xià yóu bǎ biāo
"该激酶能够激活多个下游靶标。"
하류 표적
Transliteration: haryu pyojeok
"이 단백질은 신호 전달 경로에서 하류 표적을 활성화합니다."
下流標的
Transliteration: karyuu hyouteki
"その転写因子は特定の下流標的に結合します。"
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