centrosome
pronunciation
How to pronounce centrosome in British English:
UK ['sentrəˌsəʊm]
How to pronounce centrosome in American English:
US ['sentrəˌsoʊm]
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- Noun:
- small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules
Word Origin
- centrosome (n.)
- 1889, from German centrosoma (1888), coined by German zoologist Theodor Boveri (1862-1915), from centro- (see center (n.)) + -some (3)).
Example
- 1. The centrosome ( red dots ) determines where secretion occurs by contacting the plasma membrane at the point where the t cell recognizes the tumor cell .
- 2. Centrosome deregulation can be an integrating factor in many of the mechanisms involved in tumor development .
- 3. Effect of centrosome abnormalities in cddp cytotoxicity enhanced by caffeine in human liver cancer cell line .
- 4. A star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell and having raylike fibers that surround the centrosome during mitosis .
- 5. In animal and protoctist cells the centrosome contains two short barrel-shaped structures , the centrioles , but these are not directly involved in spindle formation .