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depolyglutamylation

depolyglutamylation noun: the removal of single glutamate residues from polyglutamate groups.

Noun

depolyglutamylation (countable and uncountable, plural depolyglutamylations)

  1. The removal of single glutamate residues from polyglutamate groups
    • Our study demonstrates the functional roles of CCP1 in female reproduction and suggests that other cellular defects, in addition to abnormality of tubulin depolyglutamylation, may be involved in pcd mutant mice.2015 October 10, “Lack of Cytosolic Carboxypeptidase 1 Leads to Subfertility due to the Reduced Number of Antral Follicles in pcd 3J-/- Females”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of depolyglutamylation

pluraldepolyglutamylations

Origin of depolyglutamylation

From de- + polyglutamylation.

Questions about depolyglutamylation

What does depolyglutamylation mean?
Depolyglutamylation means the removal of single glutamate residues from polyglutamate groups.
What part of speech is depolyglutamylation?
Depolyglutamylation is a noun.
What is the plural of depolyglutamylation?
The plural of depolyglutamylation is depolyglutamylations.

Words near depolyglutamylation in the dictionary

  1. depoliticizing
  2. depollute
  3. depolluted
  4. depollutes
  5. depolluting
  6. depolyglutamylation
  7. depolyglutamylations
  8. depolymerase
  9. depolymerases
  10. depolymerisation
  11. depolymerisations

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