deglutamylation

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noun

The removal of glutamyl groups

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Meanings

noundeglutamylation (countable and uncountable, plural deglutamylations)

plural deglutamylations

  1. countableuncountableThe removal of glutamyl groups

    Failure of microtubule deglutamylation did not affect the structure and function of the meiotic spindle in properly aligning chromosomes in the center of the nucleus during meiosis in pcd 3J-/- females.

    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

Origin

From de- + glutamylation.

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deglutamylation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deglutamylation

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