cytosol
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Origin of cytosol
1965–70; cyto- + sol(ution), on the model of hydrosol, etc.
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One reason might be that the "molecular sub-editors" are simply moved too quickly from the cytosol into the organelles.
From Science Daily ● May 17, 2024
The cytosol is also packed full of gene copies, although these come from the cell's nucleus, where most of the many thousands of the plant's genes are stored.
From Science Daily ● May 17, 2024
"Without functional ARID1A, loose DNA can be excised and escape into the cytosol, which activates a coincidentally desirable antiviral immune response that can be further enhanced by immune checkpoint blockade."
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
Through careful screening and optimization, the researchers developed a transformative solution: Cas13d-NCS, a novel system capable of transferring nuclear crRNAs into the cytosol.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 12, 2024
The RNA copy of a gene then moved from the nucleus to the cytosol, where its message was decoded to build a protein.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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