downregulate
Type: process Aliases: downregulatingdownregulateddown-regulating
- Systems Analogy Throttling down by applying the brakes or reducing task priority to conserve system resources.
- Formal Definition The process by which a cell decreases the response, rate, or gene expression of a gene, protein, or metabolic pathway.
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Scientific Sources & Literature Citations
- [1] Book / Monograph Nelson DL, Cox MM. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry. 8th ed. 2021. ↗
"Downregulation halts synthesis cascades to conserve energy resources."