From: BioVerbNet: a large semantic-syntactic classification of verbs in biomedicine
Sense | Example | |
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silence | To inactivate expression of a gene. | Eukaryotic cells express small noncoding RNAs to silence target genes |
dampen | To suppress the immune response. | Propathogenic cells dampen the early T cell response |
scavenge | To combine with and remove reactive oxygen species. | Antioxidant properties of plants scavenge reactive oxygen species |
prime | To present antigen to naïve lymphocytes, causing them | These antigens may prime an immune response |
to differentiate. | ||
reprogram | To transform one cell type into a different cell type. | Mash1 and Brn2 reprogram fibroblasts into neurons |
imprint | To inactivate expression of a gene through methylation. | A period of stimulation could imprint on a T cell a “biochemical memory” |
divide | To undergo cell division into two or more daughter cells. | Cultures of Tetrahymena pyriformis were induced to divide synchronously |
isolate | To extract a cell population or substance in a pure form. | We used soft agar to isolate phototrophic bacteria |