omegasome

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English

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Etymology

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From omega +‎ -some, from the similarity in shape to the letter omega.

Noun

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omegasome (plural omegasomes)

  1. A cup-shaped protrusion from the endoplasmic reticulum that serves as a platform for autophagosome biogenesis in mammalian cells.