TRANSLATIONAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does translational mean? 

• TRANSLATIONAL (adjective)
  The adjective TRANSLATIONAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to uniform movement without rotation

  Familiarity information: TRANSLATIONAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRANSLATIONAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to uniform movement without rotation

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Antonym:

nontranslational (of or relating to movement that is not uniform or not without rotation)

Pertainym:

translation (a uniform movement without rotation)

 Context examples 

An amino acid sequence that directs the post-translational transport of a protein to the mitochondria.

(Mitochondrial Import Sequence, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase makorin-1 protein, plays a role in post-translational protein ubiquitination.

(MKRN1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in the synthesis of deoxyhypusine and the post-translational modification of the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A-1 protein.

(Deoxyhypusine Synthase, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes CCR4-NOT transcription complex subunit 3 protein, plays a role in RNA processing, translational regulation and transcriptional regulation.

(CNOT3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in mRNA degradation, miRNA-mediated repression, translational regulation and general transcription regulation.

(CNOT3 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein may be involved in post-translational protein modification.

(Mono-ADP-Ribosyltransferase Sirtuin-6, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in translational regulation.

(MSI2 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

PARP catalyzes post-translational ADP-ribosylation of nuclear proteins that signal and recruit other proteins to repair damaged DNA and is activated by single-strand DNA breaks.

(PARP Inhibitor AZD2461, NCI Thesaurus)

PARP catalyzes post-translational ADP-ribosylation of nuclear proteins that signal and recruit other proteins to repair damaged DNA.

(PARP 1/2 Inhibitor E7449, NCI Thesaurus)

An amino acid sequence that directs the post-translational transport of a protein to the nucleus.

(Nuclear Localization Signal, NCI Thesaurus)