phosphorylates

[US]/[ˈfɒs.fə.rɪ.leɪt]/
[UK]/[ˈfɒs.fə.rɪ.leɪt]/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. (transitive)To add a phosphate group to (a molecule).
v. (intransitive)To undergo phosphorylation.

Phrases & Collocations

phosphorylates proteins

protein phosphorylates

it phosphorylates

phosphorylated state

he phosphorylates

they phosphorylate

kinase phosphorylates

subsequently phosphorylates

phosphorylates tyrosine

Example Sentences

the enzyme phosphorylates tyrosine residues on the receptor.

kinases phosphorylates proteins to regulate cell signaling.

glucose phosphorylates during glycolysis to form 1-phosphoglycerate.

the drug inhibits the kinase that phosphorylates akt.

phosphorylation and dephosphorylation events tightly regulate the cell cycle.

the protein phosphorylates itself in an autophosphorylation loop.

upon activation, the receptor tyrosine kinase phosphorylates downstream targets.

the lipid kinase phosphorylates phosphatidylinositol to generate pip3.

the intermediate product phosphorylates to continue the metabolic pathway.

the protein phosphorylates threonine residues at specific sites.

the enzyme phosphorylates the substrate, activating the pathway.

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