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polyglutamylase

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English

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Etymology

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From poly- +‎ glutamyl +‎ -ase.

Noun

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polyglutamylase (countable and uncountable, plural polyglutamylases)

  1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes polyglutamylation.
    • 2015 November 13, “Polyglutamylated Tubulin Binding Protein C1orf96/CSAP Is Involved in Microtubule Stabilization in Mitotic Spindles”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Tubulin tyrosine ligase-like (TTLL) proteins show polyglutamylase activity for tubulin in mammalian cells.