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exocyst

exocyst noun: a eukaryotic protein complex with functions related to vesicle trafficking, leading to a role in exocytosis.

Noun

exocyst (plural exocysts)

  1. a eukaryotic protein complex with functions related to vesicle trafficking, leading to a role in exocytosis

Forms of exocyst

pluralexocysts

Questions about exocyst

What does exocyst mean?
Exocyst means a eukaryotic protein complex with functions related to vesicle trafficking, leading to a role in exocytosis.
What part of speech is exocyst?
Exocyst is a noun.
What is the plural of exocyst?
The plural of exocyst is exocysts.

Words near exocyst in the dictionary

  1. exoculating
  2. exocuticle
  3. exocuticles
  4. exocuticular
  5. exocyclic
  6. exocyst
  7. exocysts
  8. exocytic
  9. exocytically
  10. exocytoplasmic
  11. exocytose

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