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acetylgalactosaminylphosphotransferase

acetylgalactosaminylphosphotransferase noun: a membrane-associated glycosyltransferase/phosphotransferase that binds specific chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans and modulates cadherin-dependent adhesion through β-catenin phosphorylation and cytoskeletal reorganization during neural development.

Noun

acetylgalactosaminylphosphotransferase (uncountable, abbreviation GalNAcPTase)

  1. A membrane-associated glycosyltransferase/phosphotransferase that binds specific chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans and modulates cadherin-dependent adhesion through β-catenin phosphorylation and cytoskeletal reorganization during neural development.

Forms of acetylgalactosaminylphosphotransferase

abbreviationGalNAcPTase

Questions about acetylgalactosaminylphosphotransferase

What does acetylgalactosaminylphosphotransferase mean?
Acetylgalactosaminylphosphotransferase means a membrane-associated glycosyltransferase/phosphotransferase that binds specific chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans and modulates cadherin-dependent adhesion through β-catenin phosphorylation and cytoskeletal reorganization during neural development.
What part of speech is acetylgalactosaminylphosphotransferase?
Acetylgalactosaminylphosphotransferase is a noun.

Words near acetylgalactosaminylphosphotransferase in the dictionary

  1. acetylgalactosamines
  2. acetylgalactosaminidase
  3. acetylgalactosaminide
  4. acetylgalactosaminides
  5. acetylgalactosaminyl
  6. acetylgalactosaminylphosphotransferase
  7. acetylgalactosaminyls
  8. acetylgalactosaminyltransferase
  9. acetylgalactosaminyltransferases
  10. acetylgalactose
  11. acetylgalactoses

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