vesicle

noun

ves·i·cle ˈve-si-kəl

: a membranous and usually fluid-filled pouch (such as a cyst, vacuole, or cell) in a plant or animal

: a small abnormal elevation of the outer layer of skin enclosing a watery liquid : blister

: a pocket of embryonic tissue that is the beginning of an organ

: a small cavity in a mineral or rock

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Instead, Rizo-Rey uses Frontera to make a model of the millions of atoms that make up a vesicle, the edge of a brain cell and the key proteins involved in fusion. —

Dallas News, 14 July 2022 The authors find that the 46K version of OAS1 inhibits many other pathogenic viruses that like SARS-CoV-2 replicate within their own double-membrane vesicle concealment, including encephalomyocarditis virus and some other coronaviruses. —

William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2021 Virus replication occurs in a special compartment walled off from the rest of the cell by a double membrane vesicle. —

William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2021 The Orf1a proteins are required for the formation of the double-membrane vesicle necessary for virus replication. —

William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021 By building this special compartment, the double-membrane vesicle, the virus avoids inducing the production of interferon and interferon-responsive proteins. —

William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021 Another route to control vesicle content is to force their formation through physical or chemical manipulation of cells. —

Amanda B. Keener, Scientific American, 17 June 2020 The researchers show that prenylated 46K OAS1 binds to the double-membrane vesicle whereas the unprenylated 42K form does not. —

William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2021 The key objectives are ensuring that vesicle isolates are free from harmful contaminants and have a consistent set of functional properties. —

Michael Eisenstein, Scientific American, 17 June 2020 See More

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