TRANSDUCER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does transducer mean? 

• TRANSDUCER (noun)
  The noun TRANSDUCER has 1 sense:

1. an electrical device that converts one form of energy into another

  Familiarity information: TRANSDUCER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRANSDUCER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An electrical device that converts one form of energy into another

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("transducer" is a kind of...):

electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transducer"):

electro-acoustic transducer (a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa)

mosaic (transducer formed by the light-sensitive surface on a television camera tube)

electric eye; magic eye; photocell; photoconductive cell; photoelectric cell (a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations)

Derivation:

transduce (cause transduction (of energy forms))

 Context examples 

It can bind the IL20 receptor complex and lead to the activation of the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3).

(Interleukin-19, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

This allele, which encodes interleukin-20 protein, plays a role in cytokine signaling through activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3.

(IL20 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Heterotrimeric G Protein Subunit Genes encode Heterotrimeric G Protein signal transducers, attached to the plasma membrane, that connect seven transmembrane cell surface G-protein coupled receptors to intracellular signal transduction effectors and pathways.

(Heterotrimeric G Protein Subunit Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

They serve as transducers of the receptor-initiated response linked to intracellular elements, such as enzymes, that generate second messengers to initiate an effect.

(Heterotrimeric G Protein Subunit, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is involved in the regulation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3-mediated signaling.

(Interleukin-20, NCI Thesaurus)

JAK2 inhibitor AZD1480 inhibits JAK2 activation, leading to the inhibition of the JAK/STAT (signal transducer and activator of transcription) signaling including activation of STAT3.

(JAK2 Inhibitor AZD1480, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes E3 SUMO-protein ligase PIAS3 protein, plays a role in both signal transducer and activator of transcription family- and steroid hormone-mediated signal transduction.

(PIAS3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

These cells are thought to act as signal transducers, influencing the degranulation of the acinar cells.

(Pancreatic Centroacinar Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

JAK2 inhibitor BMS-911543 selectively inhibits JAK2, thereby preventing the JAK/STAT (signal transducer and activator of transcription) signaling cascade, including activation of STAT3.

(JAK2 Inhibitor BMS-911543, NCI Thesaurus)

As FAK is a signal transducer for integrins, inhibition of FAK by this agent may prevent integrin-mediated activation of several downstream signals including ERK, JNK/MAPK and PI3K/Akt.

(FAK Inhibitor PF-00562271, NCI Thesaurus)