arrestins
noun (plural) as in strong fondness
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Example:In contrast to arrestins, which reduce receptor activity, activating proteins like G protein alpha subunits help maintain and enhance receptor signaling.
Definition:Proteins that enhance or maintain the activity of receptors, as opposed to arrests, which inhibit or reduce receptor activity.
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Example:Processes of receptor upregulation by upregulators are distinct from the downregulation processes mediated by arrestins.
Definition:Proteins or factors that increase the number or activity of receptors, opposite to the function of arrestins which reduce receptor activity.
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