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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

The growth and collapse of focal adhesions are mirrored by, respectively, the nuclear or cytosolic localization of the transcriptional regulator protein YAP.

From Nature • Dec. 5, 2017

Isolated mitochondria were frozen at −80 °C. The Cell Fractionation Kit was also used for isolating cytosolic fractions.

From Nature • Mar. 21, 2017

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