transautophosphorylation

noun

autophosphorylation in which the active site is on a second kinase

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Meanings

nountransautophosphorylation (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryautophosphorylation in which the active site is on a second kinase

    PERK and IRE1 undergo dimerization and transautophosphorylation when activation and ATF6α is activated by regulated intramembrane proteolysis in the Golgi [26 ].

    2015 July 28, “PDIA3 Knockdown Exacerbates Free Fatty Acid-Induced Hepatocyte Steatosis and Apoptosis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From trans- + autophosphorylation.

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