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subcellular

subcellular

1 6.4
Parts and actions that happen inside a cell
  • adjective
  • /ˌsʌbˈsɛl.jə.lər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : subcelular
  • Protein-protein interactions often are highly dynamic and may depend on subcellular localization, post-translational modifications, and the local protein environment.
  • subcellular structure
  • subcellular cells

Examples

  • Kinesin's role is to carry subcellular cargoes along microtubules.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Lysosomes are important subcellular structures involved in breaking down waste materials.

  • And what is inside the cell are a set of subcellular structures called organelles.

  • Lysosomes seem to be the subcellular sites at which amyloidogenic peptides are produced.

    Academic text (1992)
  • These processes collectively alter the availability of organelles, vesicles, proteins, or RNA molecules at given subcellular locations.

    Academic text (2017)
  • ACE expression also changes MHC class II presentation of peptide epitopes, although the exact subcellular location and mechanism is somewhat unclear.

    Academic text (2018)
  • This diffusion is significant since cAMP and PKA can have different functions in distinct subcellular compartments (Liu et al., 2004).

    Academic text (2017)
  • The reductionist approach has provided a comprehensive enumeration and description of these components, organized at different levels (organs, tissues, cells, subcellular structures, genes, and so on).

    Academic text (2010)
  • Most signaling pathways in eukaryotic cells show at least some degree of compartmentalization. Thus, for example, cAMP availability does not provide a single time window but a family of time windows defined by distinct subcellular locations, corresponding ON/OFF pathways, and downstream effects.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Kinesin proteins transport subcellular components within the cell to ensure proper functionality.

Synonyms

intracellular
vssubcellular
  • Specialized
4 7.2

Happening inside cells

relates more to internal cell parts or processes rather than mere location

How Small

molecular
  • Specialized
126 4.6
subcellular
  • Specialized
1 6.4
cellular
  • Specialized
62 4.8
multicellular
  • Specialized
3 4.3

Surface Forms

subcellular positive

Morphology

subcellular = cellular (semi-transparent) = sub + cell + ular

The relation sub- + cellular is a regular prefixation where the meaning ('beneath/within the cell' or 'below the level of the cell') follows expected morphological logic.

Etymology

Subcellular breaks into sub- meaning 'under' and cell, a small unit in living things. So subcellular means 'under' or inside a cell and describes structures or processes that happen within the cell.