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VESICLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("vesicle" is a kind of...):
sac (a structure resembling a bag in an animal)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vesicle"):
dacryocyst; lacrimal sac; tear sac (either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands)
dictyosome; Golgi apparatus; Golgi body; Golgi complex (a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions))
bleb; blister; bulla ((pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid)
follicle (any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity)
liposome (an artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packaged; used in molecular biology as a transducing vector)
Context examples:
This allele, which encodes Myc box-dependent-interacting protein 1, may be involved in the regulation of both synaptic vesicle endocytosis and cellular differentiation.
(BIN1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Calcium release causes the formation of a complex, bringing the synaptic vesicle in close proximity with the plasma membrane and allowing fusion of the membranes.
(Botulin Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Cells that store epinephrine secretory vesicles.
(Chromaffin cell, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
To transmit the signal back along the axon, activated Trk receptors are internalized through receptor-mediated endocytosis and receptor containing vesicles then rapidly travel back to the cell body along axonal microtubules.
(Neuronal Survival Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Some isoforms may play a role in protein targeting during synaptic vesicle endocytosis.
(Bridging Integrator 1, NCI Thesaurus)
Similar to the kinesin light chain, APPBP2 also interacts with microtubules and may have a role in vesicle sorting.
(Amyloid Beta Precursor Protein-Binding Protein 2, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes amyloid beta A4 precursor protein-binding family A member 2 protein, is involved in both amyloid beta A4 precursor protein processing and vesicle transport.
(APBA2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This protein plays a role in the modulation of both vesicle transport and proteolytic processing of amyloid beta A4 precursor protein.
(Amyloid Beta A4 Precursor Protein-Binding Family A Member 2, NCI Thesaurus)
A vesicle formed by the fusion of the plasma membrane, which captures extracellular fluids and solutes during pinocytosis.
(Pinocytotic Vesicle, NCI Thesaurus)
The researchers observed that when calcium levels in the nerve cell increase, such as upon neuronal signalling, the alpha-synuclein binds to synaptic vesicles at multiple points causing the vesicles to come together.
(Calcium May Play A Role in Development of Parkinson's Disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
