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sheddase

sheddase noun: any of a group of membrane-bound enzymes that cleave extracellular portions of transmembrane proteins, releasing the soluble ectodomains from the cell surface.

Noun

sheddase (plural sheddases)

  1. Any of a group of membrane-bound enzymes that cleave extracellular portions of transmembrane proteins, releasing the soluble ectodomains from the cell surface.
    • Many sheddases are members of the ADAM or aspartic protease (BACE) protein families.

Forms of sheddase

pluralsheddases

Origin of sheddase

From shed + -ase?

Questions about sheddase

What does sheddase mean?
Sheddase means any of a group of membrane-bound enzymes that cleave extracellular portions of transmembrane proteins, releasing the soluble ectodomains from the cell surface.
What part of speech is sheddase?
Sheddase is a noun.
What is the plural of sheddase?
The plural of sheddase is sheddases.

Words near sheddase in the dictionary

  1. sheda grass
  2. shedable
  3. Shedar
  4. Shedd
  5. sheddable
  6. sheddase
  7. sheddases
  8. shedded
  9. shedded out
  10. sheddedst
  11. Shedden

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