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glycosynapse

glycosynapse noun: a molecular assembly that functions as a microdomain that mediates cell adhesion and signals transduction events that affect cellular phenotypes.

Noun

glycosynapse (plural glycosynapses)

  1. A molecular assembly that functions as a microdomain that mediates cell adhesion and signals transduction events that affect cellular phenotypes

Forms of glycosynapse

pluralglycosynapses

Origin of glycosynapse

From glyco- + synapse.

Questions about glycosynapse

What does glycosynapse mean?
Glycosynapse means a molecular assembly that functions as a microdomain that mediates cell adhesion and signals transduction events that affect cellular phenotypes.
What part of speech is glycosynapse?
Glycosynapse is a noun.
What is the plural of glycosynapse?
The plural of glycosynapse is glycosynapses.

Words near glycosynapse in the dictionary

  1. glycosyls
  2. glycosylsphingolipid
  3. glycosylsphingolipids
  4. glycosyltransferase
  5. glycosyltransferases
  6. glycosynapse
  7. glycosynapses
  8. glycosynthase
  9. glycosynthases
  10. glycosyntheses
  11. glycosynthesis

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