RGD
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RGD may refer to:
- The Association of Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario (RGD Ontario)
- Rat genome databaseRat genome databaseThe Rat Genome Database is a collection of genetic and genomic information on the rat. Development and maintenance of RGD began in 1995 and is funded by the United States National Institutes of Health and hosted at the Medical College of Wisconsin...
, a collection of genetic and genomic information about the rat - The Reacting Gas Dynamics LaboratoryReacting Gas Dynamics LaboratoryThe Reacting Gas Dynamics Laboratory is a research facility at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts.The RGD researches methods for deriving high-efficiency, low-carbon energy from hydrocarbon sources or hybrizided with concentrated solar thermal energy through...
at the Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in... - Registrar General Department, a government agency responsible for civil registration in many CommonwealthCommonwealthCommonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has sometimes been synonymous with "republic."More recently it has been used for fraternal associations of some sovereign nations...
countries - Part of the recognition sequenceRecognition sequenceThe recognition sequence, sometimes also referred to as recognition site, of any DNA-binding protein motif that exhibits binding specificity, refers to the DNA sequence , to which the domain is specific...
for integrinIntegrinIntegrins are receptors that mediate attachment between a cell and the tissues surrounding it, which may be other cells or the ECM. They also play a role in cell signaling and thereby regulate cellular shape, motility, and the cell cycle....
binding to many extracellular matrix proteins; "RGD" is the one-letter amino acid code abbreviation for "Arginine-Glycine-Aspartic acid"