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cytosol

American

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

noun

Cell Biology.

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

cytosol British

/ ˈsaɪtəʊˌsɒl /

noun

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′ /

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.

Other Word Forms

cytosolic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of cytosol

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

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"With copies of tens of thousands of genes jostling for space inside the cytosol, the risk of these off-target sequences being corrected incorrectly would be high," Lesch notes.

From Science Daily ● May 17, 2024

Although many proteins originate in the cytosol, they subsequently have to be brought to other organelles, such as mitochondria, chloroplasts, and many more.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 23, 2024

"We observed that several MYC protein complexes were only formed when MYC mRNA was translated in the granules and not when it was translated in the cytosol," Dr. Mayr says.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023

These properties are fundamental to the survival of plants as they mediate water and nutrient uptake, govern the distribution of solutes through plants, remove toxins from the cytosol, and recycle valuable sugars.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023

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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