mitogen
- noun
- /ˈmaɪtəˌdʒɛn/
- Specialized
:
mitógeno
- Researchers measured the response of cells after exposure to the mitogen.
- mitogen-activated
- mitogen-activated protein kinase
- mitogen-activated protein
Examples
-
Phytohemagglutinin is a commonly used mitogen in immunology experiments.
-
The presence of a mitogen can induce lymphocytes to proliferate in culture.
-
A mitogen can promote cell growth.
-
The researchers identified a new mitogen in the study.
-
Mitogens can promote the division of immune cells in response to infection by stimulating mitogen activity.
-
Researchers found that a specific mitogen increased cell division in laboratory experiments.
-
The scientist explained how a mitogen triggers the process of mitosis in living cells.
How Strong
- Specialized
- Specialized
3
3.9
- Specialized
- Specialized
27
4.9
- Specialized
173
4.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
mitogen = mito + gen
Built from the combining form 'mito-' (relating to mitosis) and the productive suffix '-gen' ('producer'), but 'mito' is not a standalone English word so the term may be unclear to non-specialists.
Etymology
Mitogen comes from parts meaning 'thread' and 'to produce': the mito- part is the same as in mitosis, named for thread-like chromosomes, and -gen is like generate ('to produce'). So, a mitogen is something that 'produces mitosis', meaning it makes cells divide.