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

Etymology

Origin of cytosol

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

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Example Sentences

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

To prevent this, plants generally only ever make relatively low quantities of PPR proteins, which are then transported straight into the organelles before the molecular "Tipp-Ex" in the cytosol can do any harm.

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

In the cytosol, the protein/crRNA complex targets complementary RNAs and degrades them with unprecedented precision.

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