Exosome
/ˈɛks.oʊˌsoʊm/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An intracellular macromolecular protein complex involved in RNA degradation.
- 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.