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superactivate en · VERB

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English activate English superactivate From super- + activate.

Meanings

1. To produce, or to undergo superactivity or superactivation
   • Thus, it is conceivable that under limiting O 2 concentrations active IKK will phosphorylate ZNF395 and thus enable ZNF395 to superactivate the expression of the proinflammatory cytokines we have disclosed here. 2015 July 1, Christine Herwartz et al., “The Transcription Factor ZNF395 Is Required for the Maximal Hypoxic Induction of Proinflammatory Cytokines in U87-MG Cells”, in Mediators of Inflammation, volume 2015, →DOI:

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