Definition of Replicase

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Replicase

1. Generic (and rather unhelpful) term for an enzyme that duplicates a polynucleotide sequence (either RNA or DNA). The term is more usefully restricted to the enzyme involved in the replication of certain viral RNA molecules. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Replicase

replevins
replevisable
replevy
replevying
replica
replica methods
replica plate
replica plating
replica techniques
replicabilities
replicability
replicable
replicant
replicants
replicas
replicase (current term)
replicases
replicate
replicated
replicated worker
replicated workers
replicates
replicating
replication
replication fork
replication origin
replication site
replicational
replications
replicative

Literary usage of Replicase

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"However, peted successfully with the intact Qß RNA (molecular weight, 1.0x10«) for replicase in the in vitro RNA synthesizing system (4). ..."

2. Rice Biotechnology by Gurdev S. Khush, Gary H. Toenniessen (1991)
"Qb -replicase is used to amplify probe sequences that are attached to the Qb - replicate ... After excess probe has been removed, Qb -replicase is added, ..."

3. Rice Genetics IV by Gurdev S. Khush, D. S. Brar, Bill Hardy (2001)
"replicase. replicase-mediated resistance was first reported for TMV ... replicase-mediated resistance has been shown to be effective with other viruses (see ..."

4. Sensor Systems for Biological Agent Attacks: Protecting Buildings And by Bmed, National Research Council (U.S.), ebrary, Inc (2005)
"JS Shah, J. Liu, J. Smith, S. Popoff, G. Radcliffe, WJ O'Brien, G. Serpe, DM Olive, and W. King. 1994. Novel, ultrasensitive, Q-beta replicase amplified ..."

5. Gene Expression in Field Crops: Bibliography January 1991-November 1992 edited by Janet Saunders, Robert D. Warmbrodt (1995)
"These RNAs can function as templates for viral replicase. ... Viral replicase expressed from the integrated cDNAs in both V and M type transgenic plants can ..."

6. Gene Expression in Horticultural Crops: Bibliography January 1991-October 1992 by Robert D. Warmbrodt (1995)
"... in the synthesis of the putative viral replicase of potato leafroll luteovirus. ... respectively, and possibly represent the viral replicase. ..."

7. Dialogue on Risk Assessment of Transgenic Plants: Scientific, Technological edited by Johannes Wirz (1997)
"We're also using a replicase gene for controlling potato leaf roll virus. In some virus families, coat protein works better, in others replicase works ..."

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