exocytosis

(noun)

The secretion of substances through cellular membranes, either to excrete waste products or as a regulatory function

Related Terms

Examples of exocytosis in the following topics:

  • Viral Exit

    • Another method is by accumulating the virus particles in vesicles and releasing them via exocytosis.
    • Exocytosis is the process where vesicles containing the virus are secreted/excreted out of the infected cell.

  • Double-Stranded DNA Viruses: Pox Viruses

    • In addition, during transit through the cytoplasm, a subset of progeny MVs acquires two additional membrane bilayers, one of which is lost during exocytosis of the particle, to yield the less abundant enveloped virion (EV).