host cell
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhostandcell
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host
noun
uk/həʊst/us/hoʊst/
someone who ...
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cell
noun[C]
uk/sel/us/sel/
the smallest basic unit of a plant ...
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(Definition ofhostandcellfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The mechanism ofhostcellreorganization is unknown.
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Despite these insights into parasite modulation ofhostcellphenotype, nothing is yet known about the parasite molecules involved in this process.
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Invasion is so rapid that one can hardly imagine it possible that digestive enzymes are secreted to etch a hole through thehostcellmembrane.
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However, in cultures with high rates of differentiation, single merozoites were often seen scattered over the slide and not associated with theirhostcellremains.
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This is translated in the normal fashion byhostcellmachinery.
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These groups of schizonts in similar stages of development probably resulted from merozoites from parent schizonts without leaving thehostcell.
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In the latter case, the capsid is covered with a lipid envelope that fuses with thehostcellplasma membrane.
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Although most of what is illustrated remains to be proven, this diagram provides a model for conceptualising the interaction between the parasite andhostcell.
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Parasites which had differentiated to merozoite stages were often found grouped together, around the bursthostcellremains.
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The precise molecular events that mediate the initial interaction between the parasite and itshostcell, are poorly understood.
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In thehostcell, the parasite occupies a specialized vacuole throughout the whole intracellular phase.
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Multiplication continues until thehostcellruptures when the organisms are released to parasitize further cells.
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This domain faces away from the parasite surface and is therefore perfectly positioned for interaction withhostcellsurface ligands.
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The adhesion between the rickettsiae and tick cell membrane increased along a continuous section forming a depression in thehostcellmembrane.
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Cytoplasmic microtubules (large arrowhead) of thehostcellare cross-sectioned.
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These formations increase the parasite surface and allow more efficient metabolic communication of the parasite with thehostcell.
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However, to date, very little is known regarding the specific molecules serving as receptors or ligands in mediatinghostcellbinding to developing larval stages.
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Therefore, thehostcellcolonization strategy of the nematode appears to be similar to that of viruses and other micro-organisms.
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