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Some of the common acronyms used in the Cell Biology which you need to be familiar from the exmination point of view
AHL - Acyl homoserine lactone
CGN - Cis golgi network
ECM - Extra cellular matrix
GERL - Golgi bodies, Endoplasmic Reticulum and Lysosomes (also referred as endomembrane system)
GPCR - G protein coupled receptor
RER rough endoplasmic reticulum
RTK - Receptor tyrosine kinases
TGN - Trans golgi network
MTOC - Micro Tubule Organizing Centre
SNARE - Soluble NSF Attachment Protein Receptor
cGMP - cyclic guanosine monophosphate
cAMP - adenosine monophosphate
DAG - Diacyl glycerol
IP3 - Inositol triphosphate
GABA - Gamma amino butyric acid
In a word's, suffix (பின் இணைப்பு) ase - refers to enzyme (e.g. Zymase, Glucose isomerase)
In a word's, suffix (பின் இணைப்பு) ose - refers to sugar (e.g. glucose, fructose)