Definitions

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  • noun Activation of two or more things together
  • noun genetics A process wherein RNA transcription is increased by a coactivator protein
  • noun medicine The activation of one muscle coordinately with another

Etymologies

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coactivate +‎ -ion

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Examples

  • LPIN1 has a role in lipid synthesis and nuclear receptor coactivation, both of which may be involved in lipid homeostasis and metabolism.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs M Miranda 2010

  • LPIN1 has a role in lipid synthesis and nuclear receptor coactivation, both of which may be involved in lipid homeostasis and metabolism.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs M Miranda 2010

  • Accordingly, the strength of coactivation of a place cell and a reward-related VS cell, expressed in the Pearson correlation coefficient, was positively correlated to the degree of spatial overlap of the firing fields on the track during task performance and postbehavioral sleep, but not during prebehavioral rest (prebehavioral rest: n.s.; track running:

    PLoS Biology: New Articles Carien S. Lansink et al. 2009

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