PHOSPHATASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does phosphatase mean? 

• PHOSPHATASE (noun)
  The noun PHOSPHATASE has 1 sense:

1. any of a group of enzymes that act as a catalyst in the hydrolysis of organic phosphates

  Familiarity information: PHOSPHATASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHOSPHATASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of a group of enzymes that act as a catalyst in the hydrolysis of organic phosphates

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("phosphatase" is a kind of...):

enzyme (any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)

 Context examples 

CD45 is a protein tyrosine phosphatase that regulates activation of B cells and T cells through dephosphorylation of signaling factors.

(B Lymphocyte Cell Surface Molecule Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

It associates with protein kinases A and C and phosphatase, and serves as a scaffold protein in signal transduction.

(A Kinase Anchor Protein 12, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

PH domain leucine-rich repeat-containing protein phosphatase 2 (1323 aa, ~147 kDa) is encoded by the human PHLPP2 gene.

(PH Domain Leucine-Rich Repeat-Containing Protein Phosphatase 2, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes PH domain leucine-rich repeat-containing protein phosphatase 1 protein, is involved in both signaling and protein dephosphorylation.

(PHLPP1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes PH domain leucine-rich repeat-containing protein phosphatase 2 protein, plays a role in the regulation of apoptosis and may act as a tumor suppressor.

(PHLPP2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

The cells are treated in the laboratory with a growth factor attached to a protein called prostatic-acid phosphatase (PAP), which is found on prostate cancer cells.

(APC8015F, NCI Dictionary)

PH domain leucine-rich repeat-containing protein phosphatase 1 (1717 aa, ~185 kDa) is encoded by the human PHLPP1 gene.

(PH Domain Leucine-Rich Repeat-Containing Protein Phosphatase 1, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes phosphoglycolate phosphatase protein, may play a role in the regulation of oxygen transport by red blood cells.

(PGP wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of non-prostatic acid phosphatase present in a sample.

(Non-Prostatic Acid Phosphatase Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the non-prostatic acid phosphatase in a biological specimen.

(Non-Prostatic Acid Phosphatase Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)