Phosphodegron
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A phosphorylated degron
"Activated Nek11 is capable of phosphorylating Cdc25A on sites within a phosphodegron that promotes recruitment of β-TrCP. This, in turn, leads to ubiquitin-mediated degradation of Cdc25A and cell cycle arrest [11 –13 ]."
Example
More examples"Activated Nek11 is capable of phosphorylating Cdc25A on sites within a phosphodegron that promotes recruitment of β-TrCP. This, in turn, leads to ubiquitin-mediated degradation of Cdc25A and cell cycle arrest [11 –13 ]."
Etymology
From phospho- + degron.
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