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polysialyltransferase

polysialyltransferase noun: any transferase that promotes polysialylation.

Noun

polysialyltransferase (plural polysialyltransferases)

  1. Any transferase that promotes polysialylation
    • Considering gene function, ST8SIA2 could be related to the putative pathological mechanism of both schizophrenia and BD. Animal studies have shown that the amount of polySia synthesized by polysialyltransferase encoded by ST8SIA2 is crucial during brain development [42, 43 ].2015 September 30, “Association between ST8SIA2 and the Risk of Schizophrenia and Bipolar I Disorder across Diagnostic Boundaries”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of polysialyltransferase

pluralpolysialyltransferases

Origin of polysialyltransferase

From poly- + sialyltransferase.

Questions about polysialyltransferase

What does polysialyltransferase mean?
Polysialyltransferase means any transferase that promotes polysialylation.
What part of speech is polysialyltransferase?
Polysialyltransferase is a noun.
What is the plural of polysialyltransferase?
The plural of polysialyltransferase is polysialyltransferases.

Words near polysialyltransferase in the dictionary

  1. polysialoganglioside
  2. polysialogangliosides
  3. polysialylated
  4. polysialylation
  5. polysialylations
  6. polysialyltransferase
  7. polysialyltransferases
  8. polysided
  9. polysilane
  10. polysilanes
  11. polysilazane

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