cell-surface

Definitions

cell + surface (sur- 'over' + face 'visible front'): the outer face of a cell where receptors and markers sit.

Common Collocations

• 1.cell-surface receptor细胞表面受体
• 2.cell-surface protein细胞表面蛋白
• 3.cell-surface marker细胞表面标记物

Example Sentences

• 1.

  These proteins sit on the cell-surface and trigger immune responses.

• 2.

  Researchers tagged the cell-surface receptors with a dye.