Transphosphorylate
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 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."
Example
More examples"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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