connexosome

English

Etymology

From connexin +‎ -some (“body”).

Noun

connexosome (plural connexosomes)

  1. (molecular biology, biochemistry) A collection of connexins formed from internalized discarded hemijunction gap junctions awaiting disposal by lysosomes.
    Synonym: annular gap junction
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