upregulate
Type: process Aliases: upregulating upregulated up-regulating
Systems Analogy
Throttle acceleration; boosting the frequency and throughput of a specific system task.
The process by which a cell increases the response, rate, or gene expression of a gene, protein, or metabolic pathway in response to external signals.
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Scientific Sources & Verbatim Definitions
- Book / MonographNelson DL, Cox MM. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry. 8th ed. 2021. ↗
"Upregulation accelerates anabolic and defensive pathway activities."