cytosol

American  

[sahy-tuh-sawl, -sol] / ˈsaɪ təˌsɔl, -ˌsɒl /

noun

Cell Biology.

1. the water-soluble components of cell cytoplasm, constituting the fluid portion that remains after removal of the organelles and other intracellular structures.

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cytosol British  

/ ˈsaɪtəʊˌsɒl /

noun

1. the solution of proteins and metabolites inside a biological cell, in which the organelles are suspended

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cytosol Scientific  

/ sī′tə-sôl′,-sŏl′ /

1. The fluid component of cytoplasm, containing the insoluble, suspended cytoplasmic components. In prokaryotes, all chemical reactions take place in the cytosol. In eukaryotes, the cytosol surrounds the organelles.

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Other Word Forms

• cytosolic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of cytosol

1965–70; cyto- + sol(ution), on the model of hydrosol, etc.

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• cytosol vs. cytoplasm

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Example Sentences

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cytosol

Once they had arrived in the cytosol, they began to modify copies from the nucleus.

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

The "Tipp-Ex proteins" could theoretically correct the copies inside the cytosol too.

From Science Daily ● May 17, 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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