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CASSETTE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cassette" is a kind of...):
container (any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another))
Meronyms (parts of "cassette"):
cassette tape (a cassette that contains magnetic tape)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cassette"):
audiocassette (a cassette for audiotape)
videocassette (a cassette for videotape)
Context examples:
Human p-glycoprotein-1 (1280 aa, 141 kDa) is encoded by the human ATP-binding cassette, sub-family B (MDR/TAP), member 1 (ABCB1) gene.
(ATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family B, Member 1, NCI Thesaurus)
ATP-binding cassette sub-family A member 2 (2435 aa, ~270 kDa) is encoded by the human ABCA2 gene.
(ATP-Binding Cassette Sub-Family A Member 2, NCI Thesaurus)
P-gp is a transmembrane ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter and is overexpressed by some multidrug resistant tumors.
(MDR modulator CBT-1, NCI Thesaurus)
Human ABCB1-C allele is the wild-type form of the human ATP-binding cassette, sub-family B (MDR/TAP), member 1 (ABCB1) gene (ABC gene family), located at located at 7q21.1, which encodes multidrug resistance protein 1.
(ABCB1 1 Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes ATP-binding cassette sub-family A member 5 protein, plays a role in both the binding and metabolism of ATP.
(ABCA5 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
An inhibitor of the adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-binding cassette (ABC) transporter P-glycoprotein (P-gp), with adjuvant activity.
(P-glycoprotein Inhibitor HM30181AK, NCI Thesaurus)
P-gp, encoded by the MDR-1 gene, is a member of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) superfamily of transmembrane transporters; it prevents the intestinal uptake and intracellular accumulation of various cytotoxic agents.
(Oraxol, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes ATP-binding cassette sub-family A member 2 protein, may play a role in the mediation of cholesterol transport, and neural development.
(ABCA2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
P-gp, encoded by the MDR-1 gene, is a member of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) superfamily of transmembrane transporters and is overexpressed by some MDR tumors, preventing the intracellular accumulation of various cytotoxic agents.
(Irinotecan/P-glycoprotein Inhibitor HM30181AK Combination Tablet, NCI Thesaurus)
Human ABCB1-T allele is a variant form of the human ATP-binding cassette, sub-family B (MDR/TAP), member 1 (ABCB1) gene, located at 7q21.1, which encodes multidrug resistance protein 1.
(ABCB1 2 Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
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