glucocorticoid receptor
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English
34
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A protein found in multiple forms within cells, which binds glucocorticoids and subsequently influences gene transcription.
Example Sentences
- "The cellular site of binding of dexamethasone by specific glucocorticoid receptors in cultured hepatoma cells was investigated with the use of certain mercurials."
- "2009 Zimmer, Carl. "Can Evolution Run in Reverse? A Study Says It’s a One-Way Street," New York Times, 28 September 2009 [cited 18 December 2009], Science section, online edition, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/29/science/29evol.html. They studied a protein called a glucocorticoid receptor that helps humans and most other vertebrates cope with stress by grabbing a hormone called cortisol and then switching on stress-defense genes."