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CYTOPLASMIC

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to cytoplasm

Synonyms:

cytoplasmatic; cytoplasmic

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

cytoplasm (the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism)

Derivation:

cytoplasm (the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism)

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NCK2 binds to B ephrin cytoplasmic domains in a phosphotyrosine-dependent manner.

(NCK Adaptor Protein 2, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes cytoplasmic protein NCK2, plays a role in both cytoskeletal reorganization and the regulation of growth factor receptor signal transduction.

(NCK2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Polymyxin B sulfate, a polypeptide produced by Bacillus polymyxa, binds to the negatively charged phospholipids in the cell membrane, thereby altering the permeability of the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane.

(Neosporin Ophthalmic, NCI Thesaurus)

Each myoepithelial cell has long cytoplasmic processes that wrap around a secretory unit.

(Myoepithelial Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is comprised of most of the moesin protein, including the band 4.1 region, fused to the cytoplasmic domain of the ALK tyrosine kinase receptor protein, including the tyrosine kinase domain.

(MSN/ALK Fusion Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes C-1-tetrahydrofolate synthase, cytoplasmic protein, is involved in the metabolism of folic acid.

(MTHFD1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is comprised of almost the entire myosin-XVIIIa protein fused to the C-terminal transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains of the beta-type platelet-derived growth factor receptor protein, including the protein kinase domain.

(MYO18A/PDGFRB Fusion Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes brain and acute leukemia cytoplasmic protein, may play a role in the functioning of neurons and hematopoietic cells.

(BAALC wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A rod shaped cytoplasmic organelle found in Langerhans cells of the epidermis.

(Birbeck Granule, NCI Thesaurus)

The cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase FAK, a signal transducer for integrins, is upregulated and constitutively activated in various tumor types; it plays a key role in tumor cell migration, proliferation, survival, and tumor angiogenesis.

(ALK-FAK Inhibitor CEP-37440, NCI Thesaurus)