- Institution/s: Universidad de Saarbrücken, Universidad de Valladolid, Université d'Artois
- Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
- Identification number: 51
- Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
- Author/s: Isaac MORENO RUIZ, Judith CARRERA FERNÁNDEZ, Marie-Hélène GARCIA, Rosario HERRERO
- Creation / modification date: 01-03-2014
- Term: guanine
- Gramatical category: s
- Definition: A purine base, C5H5ON5, that is an essential constituent of both RNA and DNA.
- Context: Heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide binding proteins (G proteins) regulate various signals from transmembrane receptors to intracellular effectors thereby mediating cell growth, differentiation, and apoptosis.
- Weighting mark: nor
- Sources:
- Term: EMERY, A.E.H. y MUELLER, R.F. (1992) Elements of Medical Genetics, Churchill Livingstone: New York. 8th Edition.
- Definition: The American Heritage Science Dictionary. (2005). Consultado el 28 de enero de 2014
- Context: ARITOSHI, I. et al. (2004) “Identification of 20 novel SNPs in the guanine nucleotide binding protein alpha 12 gene locus”. Journal of Human Genetics (2004) 49, P. 445.
- Images:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guanin.svg
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