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- noun biochemistry Any of a group of
proteins that regulatesignal transduction within cells
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Examples
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Boy takes a grab at yo 'money, an' if deys any lef ', you gives it to a policeman fo' arrestin 'him.
Lady Luck Hugh Wiley
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You von't think o 'arrestin' your own son for the money, and sendin 'him off to the Fleet, will you, you unnat'ral wagabone?'
The Pickwick Papers Charles Dickens 1841
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You von't think o 'arrestin' your own son for the money, and sendin 'him off to the Fleet, will you, you unnat'ral wagabone?'
The Pickwick papers 1836
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"Officer Obie, you're arrestin 'me for litterin'?"
Sharing a bottle of wine with the park rangers is strictly forbidden 2010
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MCSO is not going to each house in a neighborhood, kicking down doors, and arrestin whomever they run into.
Immigration Enforcement Funds Slashed in Arizona - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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But what scientists have discovered about a protein called beta-arrestin-1 hints at what may soon be possible.
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Genetic evidence for selective transport of opsin and arrestin by kinesin-II in mammalian photoreceptors.
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
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Genetic evidence for selective transport of opsin and arrestin by kinesin-II in mammalian photoreceptors.
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
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In a human study, the same scientists found that beta-arrestin-1 levels were low in the blood cells of depressed patients but that levels returned to normal after treatment with an antidepressant.
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In a recent study, antidepressants boosted beta-arrestin-1 levels in the brains of laboratory rats.
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