pyrenocyte

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noun

A transient cell derived from an erythroblast by removal of the nucleus.

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Meanings

nounpyrenocyte (plural pyrenocytes)

plural pyrenocytes

  1. A transient cell derived from an erythroblast by removal of the nucleus.

    Importantly, during enucleation non-muscle myosin IIB localizes to the abscission site between the future pyrenocyte and the future reticulocyte and is thought to be crucial for actomyosin contractility resulting in nuclear extrusion.

    2016 January 6, “Calcium Signaling Is Required for Erythroid Enucleation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

"We propose that these cells be termed “pyrenocytes,” derived from the Greek words “pyren” (πυρην, the pit of a stone fruit) and “cyte” (κυτος, cell)." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2234067/

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Chicago

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