cytosol
noun
the water-soluble components of cell cytoplasm, constituting the fluid portion that remains after removal of the organelles and other intracellular structures.
cytosolic
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a word derived from
cytosol.
Example Sentences
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Next, the cytosolic DNA activates an antiviral alarm system -- the cGAS-STING pathway -- since our cells are adapted to flag any DNA in the cytosol as foreign to protect us against viral infections.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
This drastically limited its utility in cytosolic applications, such as programmable antiviral therapies.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 12, 2024
Isolated mitochondria were frozen at −80 °C. The Cell Fractionation Kit was also used for isolating cytosolic fractions.
From Nature ● Mar. 21, 2017
After ligand binding, GPCRs undergo conformational changes, causing the activation of complex cytosolic signalling networks, resulting in a cellular response.
From Nature ● Feb. 13, 2013
Is it not at least equally likely that they have modified their cytosolic composition once they had control over this process?
From Scientific American ● Feb. 16, 2012
