molecular machinery

collocation in English

meaningsofmolecularandmachinery

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molecular
adjective
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/məˈlek.jə.lər/us
/məˈlek.jə.lɚ/
relating to molecules (= the simplest units of a ...
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machinery
noun[U]
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/məˈʃiː.nər.i/us
/məˈʃiː.nɚ.i/
a group of large machines or the parts of a machine that make ...
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(Definition ofmolecularandmachineryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It might, however, include a part of themolecularmachineryof the spindle-asssembly checkpoint.
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The focus onmolecularmachineryof these processes has been a reflection of the wider-scale revolution in molecular biology, was sorely needed and has been extremely successful.
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Such a system would contribute to the understanding of themolecularmachineryof vesicle fusion since biophysical experiments could be performed that may not be achievable in vivo.
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With the virus in control of the host cell'smolecularmachineryit would effectively become a nucleus of sorts.
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Of particular interest here is mimivirus, a giant virus that infects amoebae and encodes much of themolecularmachinerytraditionally associated with bacteria.
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Endocytosis and exocytosis rely on very differentmolecularmachineryto function, but the two processes are intimately linked and could not work without each other.
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Like all other viruses, plant viruses are obligate intracellular parasites that do not have themolecularmachineryto replicate without a host.
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In the late 1980s, themolecularmachinerythat could be the basis of the phenomena started to be unveiled.
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Also, themolecularmachinerywhich runs living cells is often based on linear and rotary electrostatic motors.
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These complexes are a cornerstone of many (if not most) biological processes and together they form various types ofmolecularmachinerythat perform a vast array of biological functions.
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Subcellular fractions can be isolated by ultracentrifugation to providemolecularmachinerythat can be used in reactions in the absence of many of the other cellular components.
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