Sentence examples for a specialized structure from inspiring English sources

Sir proteins are the structural components of a specialized structure of chromatin that is analogous to heterochromatin in other species.

The PSD is a specialized structure beneath the postsynaptic membrane and is crucial to the structural and functional organization of the postsynaptic neurotransmitter receptor proteins and to the adhesion of the postsynapse to presynaptic terminals (Ziff, 1997).

"It's such a specialized structure," he said.

Plant cytokinesis is orchestrated by a specialized structure, the phragmoplast.

Cardiac transverse (T -tubules provide a specialized sT -tubulesor synchronization and stabilization of sarcoprovide reticulum Ca2+ releaspecializedhy cardiomyocytestructure

The hair cells of the inner ear are polarized epithelial cells with a specialized structure at the apical surface, the mechanosensitive hair bundle.

Vibrissae are part of a highly specialized structure that contains a mass of erectile tissue and a rich sensory nerve supply.

The sperm whale is the largest living toothed whale and is characterized by a gigantic specialized structure that sits in its snout called the spermaceti organ.

The females of some North Pacific cyclopterids (such as Careproctus sinensis) have a long specialized structure (ovipositor) by which they lay their eggs under the shell of the Kamchatka crab (Paralithodes camtschatica).

The growth plate (epiphyseal plate or physis) is a highly specialized structure that develops from the cartilaginous-orientated mesenchymal cells.

In this latter context, epigenetic marks, such as CpG methylation, may be essential because the CNS is a highly specialized structure that requires fine-tuning for gene expression.