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What (who) is cytosol - definition

PART OF THE CYTOPLASM THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN ORGANELLES BUT WHICH DOES CONTAIN OTHER PARTICULATE MATTER, SUCH AS PROTEIN COMPLEXES
Cytosolic; Sytosolic; Citosol; Intracellular volume; Cytoplasmic matrix; Hyaloplasm; Groundplasm
  • Intracellular fluid content in humans

cytosol         
['s??t?(?)s?l]
¦ noun Biology the aqueous component of the cytoplasm of a cell.
Derivatives
cytosolic adjective
Cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase         
CLASS OF ENZYMES
EC 3.4.11.14; Arylamidase; Aminopolypeptidase; Thiol-activated aminopeptidase; Human liver aminopeptidase; Puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidase; Soluble alanyl aminopeptidase; Cytosol aminopeptidase III
Cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase (, arylamidase, aminopolypeptidase, thiol-activated aminopeptidase, human liver aminopeptidase, puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidase, soluble alanyl aminopeptidase, cytosol aminopeptidase III, alanine aminopeptidase) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
Cytosolic ciliogenesis         
Cytosolic ciliogenesis, otherwise cytoplasmic ciliogenesis, is a type of ciliogenesis where the cilium axoneme is formed in the cytoplasm or becomes exposed to the cytoplasm.

Wikipedia

Cytosol

The cytosol, also known as cytoplasmic matrix or groundplasm, is one of the liquids found inside cells (intracellular fluid (ICF)). It is separated into compartments by membranes. For example, the mitochondrial matrix separates the mitochondrion into many compartments.

In the eukaryotic cell, the cytosol is surrounded by the cell membrane and is part of the cytoplasm, which also comprises the mitochondria, plastids, and other organelles (but not their internal fluids and structures); the cell nucleus is separate. The cytosol is thus a liquid matrix around the organelles. In prokaryotes, most of the chemical reactions of metabolism take place in the cytosol, while a few take place in membranes or in the periplasmic space. In eukaryotes, while many metabolic pathways still occur in the cytosol, others take place within organelles.

The cytosol is a complex mixture of substances dissolved in water. Although water forms the large majority of the cytosol, its structure and properties within cells is not well understood. The concentrations of ions such as sodium and potassium in the cytosol are different to those in the extracellular fluid; these differences in ion levels are important in processes such as osmoregulation, cell signaling, and the generation of action potentials in excitable cells such as endocrine, nerve and muscle cells. The cytosol also contains large amounts of macromolecules, which can alter how molecules behave, through macromolecular crowding.

Although it was once thought to be a simple solution of molecules, the cytosol has multiple levels of organization. These include concentration gradients of small molecules such as calcium, large complexes of enzymes that act together and take part in metabolic pathways, and protein complexes such as proteasomes and carboxysomes that enclose and separate parts of the cytosol.