acetylgalactosaminylphosphotransferase

noun

A membrane-associated glycosyltransferase/phosphotransferase that binds specific chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans and modulates cadherin-dependent adhesion through β-catenin phosphorylation and cytoskeletal reorganization during neural development.

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Meanings

nounacetylgalactosaminylphosphotransferase (uncountable, abbreviation GalNAcPTase)

abbreviation GalNAcPTase

  1. uncountablebiochemistryA membrane-associated glycosyltransferase/phosphotransferase that binds specific chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans and modulates cadherin-dependent adhesion through β-catenin phosphorylation and cytoskeletal reorganization during neural development.
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