BETA RECEPTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does beta receptor mean? 

• BETA RECEPTOR (noun)
  The noun BETA RECEPTOR has 1 sense:

1. receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasodilation and increased heart beat)

  Familiarity information: BETA RECEPTOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BETA RECEPTOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasodilation and increased heart beat)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

beta-adrenergic receptor; beta-adrenoceptor; beta receptor

Hypernyms ("beta receptor" is a kind of...):

receptor (a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response)

Holonyms ("beta receptor" is a part of...):

sympathetic nervous system (originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the parasympathetic: reduces digestive secretions; speeds the heart; contracts blood vessels)

 Context examples 

A monoclonal antibody directed against transforming growth factor-beta receptor type II (TGF-beta RII) with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Anti-TGF-beta RII Monoclonal Antibody IMC-TR1, NCI Thesaurus)

IFN alpha-beta receptor beta chain (515 aa, 58 kD) is a cell communication process protein that is encoded by the human IFNAR1 gene and has a role in signal transduction.

(Interferon Alpha-Beta Receptor Beta Chain, NCI Thesaurus)

IFN alpha-beta receptor alpha chain (557 aa, 64 kD) is a cell communication protein that is encoded by the human IFNAR1 gene and has a role in signal transduction.

(Interferon Alpha/Beta Receptor 1, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes interferon-alpha/beta receptor beta chain protein, plays a role in tyrosine-kinase signal transduction and the mediation of innate immune responses to viral infection.

(IFNAR2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes interferon alpha/beta receptor 1 protein, is involved in tyrosine-kinase signal transduction and receptor mediation to regulate innate immune responses to viral infection.

(IFNAR1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Mice lacking interferon-beta or the interferon-beta receptor lose bone due to uncontrolled osteoclast activity, demonstrating the importance of this mechanism in vivo.

(Bone Remodeling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

NF-kB activation of the Muc2 gene contributes to mucus overproduction, in addition to H. influenzae activation of the TGF-beta receptor, activating SMAD transcription factors SMAD3 and SMAD4.

(NFKB Activation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Regulated by TGF-beta receptors, Mothers Against Decapentaplegic Homolog 3 is an effector of the TGF-beta response.

(Mothers Against Decapentaplegic Homolog 3, NCI Thesaurus)

Encoded by human INFA2 Gene (IFN Alpha Family) and expressed by macrophages, secreted 188-amino acid 21.6 kD (precursor) Interferon Alpha 2 contains the interferon alpha/beta domain, exhibits interferon-alpha/beta receptor ligand activity, and appears to regulate antiviral defense, cell growth, and immune activation.

(Interferon Alpha 2, NCI Thesaurus)

The enhanced hematopoietic activity of daniplestim correlates with a 60-fold increase in IL-3 alpha-subunit binding affinity and 20-fold greater affinity for binding to alpha/beta receptor complexes on intact cells relative to recombinant IL-3.

(Daniplestim, NCI Thesaurus)