phosphorylate

Verb

Meaning

(transitive) to cause phosphorylation.

(intransitive) to undergo phosphorylation.

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Examples

Cyclic AMP binds to specific locations on the regulatory units of the protein kinase, and causes dissociation between the regulatory and catalytic subunits, thus enabling those catalytic units to phosphorylate substrate proteins. Source: Internet

It can also phosphorylate components in the upstream portion of the MAPK signalling cascade including Ras, Sos, and the EGF receptor itself. citation The carcinogenic potential of the MAPK pathway makes it clinically significant. Source: Internet

In 1975, it was shown that cAMP-dependent proteins kinases phosphorylate serine residues on specific amino acid sequence motifs. Source: Internet

In a feedback mechanism, these activated kinases phosphorylate the receptor. Source: Internet

It occurs in liver cells, and will only phosphorylate the glucose entering the cell to form glucose-6-phosphate (G6P), when the sugar in the blood is abundant. Source: Internet

Lipid kinases Lipid kinases phosphorylate lipids in the cell, both on the plasma membrane as well as on the membranes of the organelles. Source: Internet

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