phosphorylating
Speech parts
1. phosphorylating - Adjective
2. phosphorylating - Verb
Meaning
phosphorylating
present participle of phosphorylate
phosphorylating (not comparable)
That phosphorylates.
Examples
By phosphorylating glucose (adding a negatively charged phosphate group), glucose is converted to glucose-6-phosphate and trapped within the cell as the cell membrane is negatively charged.
MAPK can also regulate translation by phosphorylating the S6 kinase in the large ribosomal subunit.
For example, phosphorylating glucose is necessary for insulin-dependent mechanistic target of rapamycin pathway activity within the heart.
Integrins are shown elevating Ca 2+ and phosphorylating FAK, which is weakening GPCR signaling.
Protein dephosphorylation allows the cell to replenish phosphates through release of pyrophosphates which saves ATP use in the cell. citation An example of phosphorylating enzyme is found in E. coli bacteria.
The effects of phosphorylating Ser/Thr can sometimes be simulated by mutating the Ser/Thr residue to glutamate.