Exosome

/ˈɛks.oʊˌsoʊm/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An intracellular macromolecular protein complex involved in RNA degradation.
  2. 2
    An extracellular vesicle released from the endosomal compartment of eukaryotic cells, responsible for the selective removal of plasma membrane protein.

Etymology

From exo- + -some.

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