exosome

Noun

 * 1)   An intracellular macromolecular protein complex involved in RNA degradation.
 * 2)   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.

Derived terms

 * exosomic

Translations

 * Finnish: eksosomi
 * Italian:
 * Polish: egzosom
 * Russian:


 * Finnish: solunulkoinen vesikkeli, eksosomi
 * Italian: