Polysialylation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Conversion to, or reaction with, polysialic acid. uncountable, usually

    "To investigate if PrP directs polySTs to NCAM1 to facilitate its polysialylation, we made use of the N2a cell model, which was known to lack both polySTs."

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"To investigate if PrP directs polySTs to NCAM1 to facilitate its polysialylation, we made use of the N2a cell model, which was known to lack both polySTs."

Etymology

From poly- + sialylation.

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polysialic acid

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