dephosphatase

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ phosphate +‎ -ase.

Noun

dephosphatase (plural dephosphatases)

1. (biochemistry) Synonym of phosphatase
   • 2016 February 10, “Differential Roles for DUSP Family Members in Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition and Cancer Stem Cell Regulation in Breast Cancer”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Indeed, PKC CK2α has been shown to selectively phosphorylate DUSP6 and increase its dephosphatase activity [49 ].