tethering

v.

用绳子拴住（牲畜）( tether的现在分词 )；

1. The astronauts walked in outer space without a tether.
   宇航员在没有系绳的情况下进行太空行走。
2. This group is composed of men who had never associated themselves with rickshaws but were forced to take up the trade, because they have reached the end of their tether.
   这一些是以前决没想到自己能与洋车发生关系，而到了生和死的界限已经不甚分明，才抄起车把来的。

Extracellular-matrix tethering regulates stem-cell fate
The integrin VLA-4 supports tethering and rolling in flow on VCAM-1
Tethering RITS to a nascent transcript initiates RNAi- and heterochromatin-dependent gene silencing.
Structural basis of mitochondrial tethering by mitofusin complexes.
Tetherin Inhibits HIV-1 Release by Directly Tethering Virions to Cells
Tethering human immunodeficiency virus type 1 preintegration complexes to target DNA promotes integration at nearby sites.
Juxtacrine interactions of endothelial cells with leukocytes: tethering and signaling molecules
Genetically encoded reporters of protein kinase A activity reveal impact of substrate tethering
Insights into the molecular basis of leukocyte tethering and rolling revealed by structures of P- and E-selectin bound to SLe(X) and...
Scavenger receptor BI (SR-BI) mediates free cholesterol flux independently of HDL tethering to the cell surface.