phosphomimic

adj, noun, verb — 3 senses

phosphomimic

adj

Etymology From phospho- + mimic.

1

Of a protein Modified (by amino acid substitution) to mimic a phosphorylated protein

To examine the possible role of PKD1 in the monomerization of EGFR, we used PKD1 S738/742E, a constitutively active phosphomimic mutant [40 ].2015 October 15, “Inhibition of Receptor Dimerization as a Novel Negative Feedback Mechanism of EGFR Signaling”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

phosphomimic

noun

Etymology From phospho- + mimic.

1

Such a modified protein

phosphomimic

verb

Etymology From phospho- + mimic.

1

To mimic a phosphorylated protein

Related terms: phosphomimicry

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