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Discover LudwigThe phrase "act downstream" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to processes, systems, or workflows where actions or effects occur as a result of previous steps or decisions.
Example: "In order to improve efficiency, we need to act downstream and address the issues that arise from earlier stages of production."
Alternatives: "respond later" or "take action subsequently".
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Extended Data Fig. 6 Identification of genes that act downstream of PEAR1 and PEAR2.
The potential candidates that act downstream of Cdk5 should also be involved in the firing of APs.
Genetic screens with various twists have elucidated ABA signal-transduction mechanisms that act downstream of ABA sensing3.
These data indicate tmem33 is required for ERK phosphorylation and Notch signalling, which act downstream of VEGF in angiogenic ECs.
Murphy, C. T. et al. Genes that act downstream of DAF-16 to influence the lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans.
Lysine demethylases act downstream of different clues received by the cell, encompassing activating as well as repressing functions.
The real surprise and importance of these papers is the finding that parkin seems to act downstream from PINK1 in a common pathway that influences mitochondrial integrity.
Overall, in both WT and Mtm1−/y gastrocnemius muscles, tamoxifen tended to down-regulate BIN1 and DNM2 (Fig. 4a c), both postulated to act downstream of myotubularin42.
These genetic data are consistent with the possibility that FLM and SVP may act downstream or in parallel with JMJ13 in the regulation of flowering.
The genes that act downstream of the disease resistance pathway are collectively called defense genes.
Rather, they appear to act downstream of betacat stabilization to control target-gene transcription.
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