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autoubiquitination

autoubiquitination noun: self-ubiquitination by a ubiquitinating enzyme, usually an E3 or E4 ubiquitin ligase. This activity can be direct, as in monoubiquitin of a lysine residue on the E3 or E4 itself, or indirect, through addition of ubiquitin to an existing polyubiquitin chain that is attached to the E3 or E4.

Noun

autoubiquitination (uncountable)

  1. Self-ubiquitination by a ubiquitinating enzyme, usually an E3 or E4 ubiquitin ligase. This activity can be direct, as in monoubiquitin of a lysine residue on the E3 or E4 itself, or indirect, through addition of ubiquitin to an existing polyubiquitin chain that is attached to the E3 or E4.

Origin of autoubiquitination

From auto- + ubiquitination.

Questions about autoubiquitination

What does autoubiquitination mean?
Autoubiquitination means self-ubiquitination by a ubiquitinating enzyme, usually an E3 or E4 ubiquitin ligase. This activity can be direct, as in monoubiquitin of a lysine residue on the E3 or E4 itself, or indirect, through addition of ubiquitin to an existing polyubiquitin chain that is attached to the E3 or E4.
What part of speech is autoubiquitination?
Autoubiquitination is a noun.

Words near autoubiquitination in the dictionary

  1. autotypy
  2. autoubiquitinate
  3. autoubiquitinated
  4. autoubiquitinates
  5. autoubiquitinating
  6. autoubiquitination
  7. autoubiquitylate
  8. autoubiquitylated
  9. autoubiquitylates
  10. autoubiquitylating
  11. autoubiquitylation

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