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TYR

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Overview

TYR (noun)
  The noun TYR has 1 sense:

1. (Norse mythology) god of war and strife and son of Odin; identified with Anglo-Saxon Tiuplay

  Familiarity information: TYR used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


TYR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(Norse mythology) god of war and strife and son of Odin; identified with Anglo-Saxon Tiu

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Tyr; Tyrr

Instance hypernyms:

Norse deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen)

Domain category:

Norse mythology (the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity)


 Context examples 


Tyr phosphorylated on GH binding by JAK2, homodimerized GHR appears to activate JAK2/STAT pathways that produce IGF1, which activates mitogenic and anabolic growth responses.

(Growth Hormone Receptor, NCI Thesaurus)

FRS2 and FRS3 bind directly to FGFR1; an FGFR1 juxtamembrane segment and the PTB domain appear to interact and mediate FRS Tyr phosphorylation.

(FGFR Substrate 3, NCI Thesaurus)

Myristylation is essential for FRS2 membrane localization, Tyr phosphorylation, GRB2/SOS recruitment, and MAPK activation.

(FGFR Substrate 2, NCI Thesaurus)

A conserved amino acid sequence (Tyr-(X)3-Asp) in DNA polymerases that is required for 3' > 5' exonuclease activity.

(EXO III Motif, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon vaccination, HLA-A2-binding TYR/MART-1/gp100 multipeptide-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine may stimulate the host immune system to mount an anti-tumoral cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) and antibody responses against Tyr-, MART-1 and gp100-expressing cancer cells, resulting in tumor cell lysis.

(HLA-A2-Binding TYR/MART-1/gp100 Multipeptide-Pulsed Autologous Dendritic Cell Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

Expressed on early B-cells by human CD19 Gene (Ig Superfamily), 95-kDa CD19_Antigen is a type I cell surface protein with 2 extracellular IgC2 domains, a cytoplasmic tail with 9 conserved Tyr residues, and no significant homology with other known proteins.

(CD19 Antigen, NCI Thesaurus)

An FGFR1 juxtamembrane segment and the PTB domain appear to interact and mediate FRS Tyr phosphorylation.

(FGFR Substrate 2, NCI Thesaurus)



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