REGULATORY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does regulatory mean? 

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

1. restricting according to rules or principles

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• REGULATORY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Restricting according to rules or principles

Synonyms:

regulative; regulatory

Context example:

a regulatory gene

Similar:

restrictive (serving to restrict)

Derivation:

regulate (fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of)

 Context examples 

A family of proteins that function as a regulatory beta subunit for the 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) protein complex.

(AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Beta, NCI Thesaurus)

NEDD8-activating enzyme E1 regulatory subunit (534 aa, ~60 kDa) is encoded by the human NAE1 gene.

(NEDD8-Activating Enzyme E1 Regulatory Subunit, NCI Thesaurus)

H19, an oncofetal, regulatory RNA, is overexpressed in certain cancer cells while its expression in normal cells is minimal or absent; it plays a key role in cancer progression, angiogenesis and metastasis.

(BC-819 Plasmid/Polyethylenimine Complex, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent also downregulates heparan sulfate and reduces the expansion of cytotoxic effector T cells, interferes with the maturation of dendritic cells and increases T regulatory cells.

(Alpha-1-Proteinase Inhibitor Human, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a regulatory role in the growth and proliferation of several cell types.

(ADRA1A Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a regulatory role in smooth muscle contraction.

(NMU Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a regulatory role in the enzymatic activity of adenylyl cyclase.

(ADORA2A Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Bone-growth regulatory factors that are members of the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily of proteins.

(Bone Morphogenetic Protein, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Melanoma-derived growth regulatory protein (131 aa, ~15 kDa) is encoded by the human MIA gene.

(Melanoma-Derived Growth Regulatory Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a regulatory role in cellular growth and maintenance.

(NBL1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)