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autoacetylation

autoacetylation noun: the intramolecular acetylation of histone acetyltransferase that functions as a control mechanism in gene expression.

Noun

autoacetylation (uncountable)

  1. The intramolecular acetylation of histone acetyltransferase that functions as a control mechanism in gene expression

Origin of autoacetylation

From auto- + acetylation.

Questions about autoacetylation

What does autoacetylation mean?
Autoacetylation means the intramolecular acetylation of histone acetyltransferase that functions as a control mechanism in gene expression.
What part of speech is autoacetylation?
Autoacetylation is a noun.

Words near autoacetylation in the dictionary

  1. autoabstracts
  2. autoaccelerating
  3. autoacceleration
  4. autoaccelerations
  5. autoacetylated
  6. autoacetylation
  7. autoacoid
  8. autoacoids
  9. autoactivate
  10. autoactivated
  11. autoactivates

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