1.a V-shaped indentation;
mandibular notch
2.the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks;
we got through the pass before it started to snow
3.a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface;
there were four notches in the handle of his revolver
4.a small cut
1.cut or make a notch into;
notch the rope
2.notch a surface to record something
簡介 Notch信號傳導途徑在無脊椎動物和脊椎動物中廣泛存在且高度保守。此途徑介導由局部細胞間相互作用而產生的、對多種不成熟細胞分化的抑制信號, 在胚胎發育中起重要作用。哺乳類動物中Notch途徑的功能復雜多樣, 參與造血、T細胞發育、血管生成等重要生理過程,并與腫瘤形成和某些神經系統疾病有密切關系。 研究證實sirt1對內源性Notch反應起到變阻器的作用。 在多細胞生物的發育中, 需要通過鄰近細胞間的相互作用對各譜系細