autoubiquitination
Self-ubiquitination by a ubiquitinating enzyme, usually an E3 or E4 ubiquitin ligaseSelf-ubiquitination by a ubiquitinating enzyme, usually an E3 or E4 ubiquitin ligase. This activity can be direct, as in monoubiquitin of a lysine residue on the E3 or E4 itself, or indirect, through addition of ubiquitin to an existing polyubiquitin chain that is attached to the E3 or E4.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Self-ubiquitination by a ubiquitinating enzyme, usually an E3 or E4 ubiquitin ligase. This activity can be direct, as in monoubiquitin of a lysine residue on the E3 or E4 itself, or indirect, through addition of ubiquitin to an existing polyubiquitin chain that is attached to the E3 or E4.
Origin
From auto- + ubiquitination.From auto- + ubiquitination.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpolyubiquitin
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable