ectonucleoside

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ecto- +‎ nucleoside

Noun[edit]

ectonucleoside (plural ectonucleosides)

  1. Any nucleoside that is found outside of a cell
    • 2015 August 19, “High Inorganic Phosphate Intake Promotes Tumorigenesis at Early Stages in a Mouse Model of Lung Cancer”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      A recent study reported that the endoplasmic reticulum enzyme ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase 5 stimulates ATP consumption and favors aerobic glycolysis, thereby promoting cancer cell survival [30 ].
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