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to translocate

to translocate

1 7.5
To move something from one part of a cell or body to another
  • verb
  • /trænzloʊˈkeɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : translocar
  • LF binds specifically to the PA pore and is efficiently translocated to the intracellular compartment, where the toxins can exert their cytotoxic function.
  • carbon translocated
  • translocate into the nucleus

When you contract your muscles, it sends this cascade down into that cell and this little transporter translocates to the cell wall and acts as this gateway.

Examples

  • The inorganic nitrogen excreted by the animal is assimilated by the algae and translocated back to the animal.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The core protein translocates to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and/or mitochondria, while viral RNA attaches to the ribosomes.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Consequently, this translocated carbon represents a source of energy.

    Academic text (1993)

  • And in each case, you're translocating through the messenger RNA.

  • Proportionally less photosynthetically fixed carbon is translocated from the algae to the animal.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The excess carbon, amounting to between 90 and 99% of the carbon fixed by the algae, is translocated to the host animal.

    Academic text (1993)

  • We hypothesized that the poor nutritional value of the translocated carbon is due to nitrogen or phosphorus deficiency.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Almost all of the carbon translocated from the zooxanthellae to the animal is respired by the animal (Batty and Patton 1986, Falkowski et al. 1984).

    Academic text (1993)

  • In cultured hippocampal neurons, CaM is rapidly (15 s) translocated to the nucleus following a brief depolarizing stimulus (Mermelstein et al., 2001).

    Academic text (2017)

  • In the study, researchers found that nutrients are translocated throughout the plant to support growth.

Synonyms

to shift
vsto translocate
683 2.0

Move someone or something from one place to another

is more confined to biological relocation rather than broad physical or abstract changes
to transfer
vsto translocate
528 2.7

To move a person or thing to another place

is specialized for movement inside biological systems rather than general relocation
to move into
vsto translocate
439 1.0

To enter and begin to be in a place, for example when people start living there and when weather arrives

is focused on internal biological relocation rather than simply starting to occupy a new place
to move through
vsto translocate
80 2.1

Pass from one point to another during a journey or process

is about relocation inside biological systems rather than sequential transit across parts
to reposition
vsto translocate
23 3.9

To move something to another place

focuses on moving within biological systems rather than mere positional adjustment
to transmigrate
vsto translocate
  • Specialized
8.4

To move from one side of a tissue or blood vessel wall to the other

is broader, meaning movement within biological systems without requiring barrier crossing

How Far

to transport
377 1.4
to translocate
  • Specialized
1 7.5
to transfer
528 2.7
move
167 1.0
to shift
683 2.0

Surface Forms

translocate infinitive
translocated past
translocated past participle
translocating present participle
translocates third person singular

Morphology

translocate = locate (transparent) = trans + locate

Clear prefixation: 'trans-' + 'locate' yields movement of something within a system, consistent with cellular/biological usage.

Etymology

Translocate comes from the parts trans- 'across' and locate 'to place', the same root as location; think of a protein travelling 'across' from one part of a cell to another, like walking from one room to the next. So, in biology, to translocate is to move something within a cell or body.