transactivate

[ tran-sak-tuh-veyt, -zak- ]
/ trænˈsæk təˈveɪt, -ˈzæk- /

verb (used with object), trans·ac·ti·vat·ed, trans·ac·ti·vat·ing.

to activate the replication of (a viral gene) through the presence of a gene at another locus, especially following a viral infection.

OTHER WORDS FROM transactivate

trans·ac·ti·va·tion, noun trans·ac·ti·va·tor, noun