endoplasmic
- adjective
- /ˌɛndəˈplæzmɪk/
- Specialized
- So where you see the speckles, here the free ribosomes and then the ribosomes bound to the rough endoplasmic reticulum.
- endoplasmic reticulum
- rough endoplasmic
- smooth endoplasmic
Examples
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The mature core particles are then packed into the HBsAg/pre-S in the endoplasmic reticulum and exported from the cell.
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Those cells absorb all of the building blocks of milk, then synthesize tiny droplets of fat on structures called smooth endoplasmic reticula.
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The accumulation of viral proteins within the endoplasmic reticulum may be directly cytotoxic.
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Studies have shown that IR-induced tumor cell death is associated with endoplasmic reticulum (ER) disturbances.
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The enzymes involved in TAG biogenesis are located primarily in the endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, and related organelles (12, 13).
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Milieu interne changes induced by radiation will cause an endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) response, which leaves tumor cells in a stress state.
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When pre-core is transcribed, HBcAg is targeted to the endoplasmic reticulum, where it is cleaved and HBeAg is secreted.
Academic text (1994) -
The core protein translocates to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and/or mitochondria, while viral RNA attaches to the ribosomes.
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Intracellular ACE is likely to be active during trafficking through the endoplasmic reticulum, as ACE has been shown to modify major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I peptides in this compartment.
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The smooth endoplasmic reticulum plays a crucial role in lipid synthesis within the cell.
Synonyms
Close to the inside of something and nearer its center
Happening inside cells
Inside the liquid part of a cell
Parts and actions that happen inside a cell
Relating to the jelly-like fluid inside a cell
How Internal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Endoplasmic comes from the parts endo- meaning 'within' and plasm meaning 'formed substance', the same root as plasma you hear in 'blood plasma'. So endoplasmic describes something that is 'inside the cell's inner material', which is why we use it for parts found within a cell.