INDUCER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does inducer mean? 

• INDUCER (noun)
  The noun INDUCER has 2 senses:

1. an agent capable of activating specific genes

2. someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on

  Familiarity information: INDUCER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INDUCER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An agent capable of activating specific genes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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

agent (a substance that exerts some force or effect)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

inducer; persuader

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

communicator (a person who communicates with others)

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

lobbyist (someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer)

Svengali (someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding)

coaxer; wheedler (someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing)

Derivation:

induce (cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner)

 Context examples 

Shc is a target of IGF-1R phosphorylation, and a major inducer of cellular responses to oxidative stress.

(Longevity Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

M-phase inducer phosphatase 1 (524 aa, ~59 kDa) is encoded by the human CDC25A gene.

(M-Phase Inducer Phosphatase 1, NCI Thesaurus)

Compounds that elevate cytoplasmic calcium levels (valinomycin and thapsigargin) increase the rate of replication of viruses that lack HBx, further supporting the role of HBx as an inducer of intracellular calcium signaling.

(HBx Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

A humanized monoclonal antibody directed against the tumor necrosis factor-like weak inducer of apoptosis receptor (TWEAKR) with potential antineoplastic, immunomodulating and antiangiogenic activities.

(Enavatuzumab, NCI Thesaurus)

It is a type of oxidative stress inducer.

(Elesclomol sodium, NCI Dictionary)

M-phase inducer phosphatase 2 (580 aa, ~65 kDa) is encoded by the human CDC25B gene.

(M-Phase Inducer Phosphatase 2, NCI Thesaurus)

M-phase inducer phosphatase 3 (473 aa, ~53 kDa) is encoded by the human CDC25C gene.

(M-Phase Inducer Phosphatase 3, NCI Thesaurus)

It is a type of apoptosis inducer.

(Obatoclax mesylate, NCI Dictionary)

An inducer of liver peroxisomes and of mitochondrial carmitine acetyltransferase.

(Pirinixil, NCI Thesaurus)

It is a type of apoptosis inducer, a BCL2 protein antagonist, and a BH3 mimetic.

(Obatoclax, NCI Dictionary)