Exocytosis

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A process of cellular secretion or excretion in which substances contained in vesicles are discharged from the cell by fusion of the vesicular membrane with the outer cell membrane. noun

The secretion of substances through cellular membranes, either to excrete waste products or as a regulatory function noun

The secretion of substances through cellular membranes, either to excrete waste products or as a regulatory function.

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The word "exocytosis" in example sentences

This process is called exocytosis, and it is triggered by an arriving nerve impulse with some small probability. ❋ Atmanspacher, Harald (2006)

The Golgi bud fuses with the inner surface of the axon synaptic membrane, and then, in a process known as exocytosis, bursts through on the outside, into the 20-nanometer-wide synaptic gap. ❋ GERALD L. SCHROEDER (2001)

The approach by Beck and Eccles is most detailed and concrete with respect to the application of standard quantum mechanics to the process of exocytosis. ❋ Atmanspacher, Harald (2006)

A model developed by Beck and Eccles applies concrete quantum mechanical features to describe details of the process of exocytosis. ❋ Atmanspacher, Harald (2006)

Chen G, Zhou W, Song A, Xu T, et al. (2007) Regulated ATP release from astrocytes through lysosome exocytosis. ❋ Marta Gómez-Gonzalo Et Al. (2010)

Made by Robert Trager This video answers the questions: How do these molecules get to the outside of the cell? and What orientation do trans-membrane proteins have after exocytosis? ❋ Unknown (2010)

The specific distribution of SYP124 at the plasma membrane is affected by changes in Ca2+ levels in agreement with the importance of this ion for exocytosis. ❋ Pedro Angelo Silva (2010)

Shilagardi K, Zhang S, Hong SN, Sens KL, et al. (2007) A critical function for the actin cytoskeleton in targeted exocytosis of prefusion vesicles during myoblast fusion. ❋ Sarada Bulchand Et Al. (2010)

Vesicles that bud off from the Golgi can then send proteins out of the cell by exocytosis. ❋ Unknown (2010)

H, Bhaukaurally K, Bezzi P, Santello M, et al. (2007) Glutamate exocytosis from astrocytes controls synaptic strength. ❋ Marta Gómez-Gonzalo Et Al. (2010)

They were the first Japanese public use of magnetic levitation train technology. eukaryotic cells secrete molecules to the outside of the cell as well as incorporate proteins into their plasma membrane by a process called exocytosis. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In this report we aimed to show that Arabidopsis thaliana syntaxins are involved in this process and contribute to spatially define exocytosis and membrane recycling. ❋ Pedro Angelo Silva (2010)

Drag to Playlist exocytosis: vesicular transport eukaryotic cells secrete molecules to the outside of the cell as well as incorporate proteins into their plasma membrane by a process called exocytosis. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In contrast, SNAP-23 is a ubiquitously expressed SNAP-25 homolog that is critical for regulated exocytosis in non-neuronal cells. ❋ Young Ho Suh (2010)

Regulated exocytosis is essential for many biological processes and many components of the protein trafficking machinery are ubiquitous. ❋ Young Ho Suh (2010)

Here, we show that the ability of arachidonic acid to stimulate SNARE complex formation and exocytosis can be controlled by α-synuclein, both in vitro and in vivo. α-Synuclein sequesters arachidonic acid and thereby blocks the activation of SNAREs. ❋ Frédéric Darios (2010)

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