anoikis

English

Etymology

Pseudo-Greek coinage intended to have the sense of "homelessness". Compare Ancient Greek ἄνοικος (ánoikos, “homeless wanderer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈnɔɪkɪs/

Noun

anoikis (uncountable)

1. (cytology) The form of apoptosis, or programmed cell death, that occurs when a cell becomes dislodged from its matrix
   • 2009 August 19, Zachary T. Schafer et al., “Antioxidant and oncogene rescue of metabolic defects caused by loss of matrix attachment”, in Nature, volume 461, number 7260, →DOI, pages 109–113:

     Loss of matrix attachment of cultured epithelial cells activates a caspase-mediated apoptotic program known as anoikis.

Derived terms

• anoikic

 

Translations

cell death that occurs when a it becomes dislodged from its matrix

• Portuguese: anoiquia f

See also

• anoikis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia