Transphosphorylate

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To carry out transphosphorylation upon. transitive

    "Activation of this receptor complex occurs when type II receptor transphosphorylates glycine-serine domain of receptor type I. Then the activated type I kinase is transiently associated with a transmembrane receptor, Smad2/Smad3."

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"Activation of this receptor complex occurs when type II receptor transphosphorylates glycine-serine domain of receptor type I. Then the activated type I kinase is transiently associated with a transmembrane receptor, Smad2/Smad3."

Etymology

From trans- + phosphorylate.

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