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transporter

[trans-pawr-ter, -pohr-, trans-pawr-ter, -pohr-] / trænsˈpɔr tər, -ˈpoʊr-, ˈtrænsˌpɔr tər, -ˌpoʊr- /


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They discovered that the gene responsible for producing the creatine transporter, a protein that carries creatine into cells, was much more active in tumor-infiltrating dendritic cells than in dendritic cells found in healthy tissue.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

A transporter from the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office arrived to hospital five hours later and found the child to still be breathing, according to police.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

If further studies confirm its safety and effectiveness in people, D-cysteine could become a relatively simple and selective therapy for cancers that produce high levels of the transporter responsible for bringing the molecule into cells.

From Science Daily Mar. 12, 2026

Beijing has also displayed a new variant of its Y-20 heavy transporter equipped with Chinese-made engines, replacing Russian models.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 22, 2025

I don’t think this transporter has been used in a while, but it seems to have brought us to the right destination.

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott

In addition, when researchers created cells lacking the molecular transporters responsible for moving CoA, the amount of CoA inside mitochondria dropped dramatically.

From Science Daily Mar. 11, 2026

Companies working with the sanctioned firms risk secondary sanctions that would deny them access to US banks, traders, transporters, and insurers -- the backbone of the commodities market.

From Barron's Jan. 29, 2026

They then raised the church 4 feet off the ground, supported by steel beams, and put it on giant remote-controlled transporters with 56 axles.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 25, 2025

Missiles, launchers and transporters stand as monuments to an era when Ukraine played a key role in the Soviet Union’s nuclear weapons programme - its ultimate line of defence.

From BBC Dec. 5, 2024

The report also noted that the Pottses were the only transporters of that child.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter




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