exosome

English

Etymology

exo- +‎ -some

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĕksʹ-ō-sōm', IPA^(key): /ˈɛks.oʊ.ˌsoʊm/
  • (UK) [ˈɛks.əʊ̯.ˌsəʊ̯m]
  • (US) [ˈɛks.oʊ̯.ˌsoʊ̯m]
• Hyphenation: ex‧o‧some
• Rhymes: -ɛksəʊsəʊm

Noun

exosome (plural exosomes)

2. (biology) An intracellular macromolecular protein complex involved in RNA degradation.
4. (biology) An extracellular vesicle released from the endosomal compartment of eukaryotic cells, responsible for the selective removal of plasma membrane protein.

Usage notes

Do not confuse an exosome with an exome.

Derived terms

• exosomic
• exosome complex

Translations

protein complex

• Finnish: eksosomi
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} esosoma (it) m

vesicle

• Finnish: solunulkoinen vesikkeli, eksosomi
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} esosoma (it) m

See also

• exoprotein