colocalization
nounUS /ˌkoʊloʊkəlɪˈzeɪʃən/ · UK /ˌkəʊləʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
Etymology From co- + localization.
1
Biology, Cytology, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences The state of colocalizing, occurring within the same cell or cellular region.
- If such events take place, then the colocalization of two molecules may not necessarily mean mutual binding to each other and may simply suggest recruitment to the same site.2005, Lukas K. Tamm, Protein-Lipid Interactions: From Membrane Domains to Cellular Networks, →ISBN, page 327:
- Derived terms
- immunocolocalization, miscolocalization
- Related terms
- collocation, colocation