colocalization

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Latin co-lbor.

English co-

English localization

English colocalization

From co- + localization.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkoʊloʊkəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkəʊləʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Hyphenation: co‧lo‧cal‧i‧za‧tion

Noun

colocalization (plural colocalizations)

1. (cytology) The state of colocalizing, occurring within the same cell or cellular region.
   • 2005, Lukas K. Tamm, Protein-Lipid Interactions: From Membrane Domains to Cellular Networks‎^[1], →ISBN, page 327:

     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.

Derived terms

• immunocolocalization
• miscolocalization

See also

• collocation
• colocation