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transendocytosis en · NOUN

Etymology

From trans- + endocytosis.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The movement of material from one cell to another
    • An increasing quantity of evidence supports a force-driven mode of activation of the Notch signalling pathway, whereby exposure of the critical S2 site in the Notch NRR occurs upon mechanical unfolding of the protein during transendocytosis of the Notch extracellular domain into the ligand presenting cell. 2015 July 30, Natalie L. Stephenson, Johanna M. Avis, “Mutational analysis of the Notch2 negative regulatory region identifies key structural elements for mechanical stability”, in FEBS Open Bio, volume 5, →DOI:

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trans-endocytosis alternative lexicographic
transendocytoses Number=Plur lexicographic

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transendocytic