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nuclearization

nuclearization

9.1
Protein moving into and staying in the cell nucleus
  • noun
  • /ˌnjuːklɪəraɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
: nuclearización
  • Researchers studied the nuclearization of various transcription factors in response to stress.

Examples

  • The nuclearization of the signaling protein was detected within minutes after stimulation.

  • Abnormal nuclearization can indicate changes in cellular function or disease states.

  • The nuclearization of the cell is crucial for gene expression.

  • Why is nuclearization important for cell function?

  • The nuclearization of the signaling protein was detected within minutes after stimulation.

  • Researchers studied the nuclearization of various transcription factors in response to stress.

  • Abnormal nuclearization can indicate changes in cellular function or disease states.

Surface Forms

nuclearization singular
nuclearizations plural

Morphology

nuclearization = nuclearize (semi-transparent) = nuclear + ize + ation

Built via 'nuclear' + '-ize' + '-ation', but the biological sense (movement into a cell nucleus) is technical/specialized and not fully obvious to average learners.

Etymology

Nuclearization comes from nucleus, a Latin word meaning 'little nut' or 'core', and the endings -ize meaning 'to make' and -ation meaning 'a process'. It pictures something being moved into the 'core', so in biology nuclearization is the process of a molecule moving into and gathering in a cell's nucleus.