Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

supershift en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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- English shift English supershift From super- + shift.

Meanings

  1. A reduction in the mobility of a protein-DNA complex relative to unbound DNA, due to the binding of an antibody to that complex
    • In addition, a band supershift was observed when anti-c-Jun antibody was added. 2003, T. Shiozawa et al., “Involvement of Cell Cycle Regulators in Steroid Hormone-Induced Growth of Endometrial Carcinoma”, in Kuramoto & Nishida, editors, Cell and Molecular Biology of Endometrial Carcinoma, →ISBN, page 89:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
supershifts Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

gelshift · subshift

supershift en · VERB

Pronunciation

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- English shift English supershift From super- + shift.

Meanings

  1. To induce a supershift

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
supershifts Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
supershifted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
supershifted Tense=Past lexicographic
supershifting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic