Key enzyme discovered to be master regulator in protein-protein reactions
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 11:35
in Biology & Nature
Protein phosphorylation is a process by which proteins are flipped from one activation state to another. It is a crucial function for most living beings, since phosphorylation controls nearly every cellular process, including metabolism, gene transcription, cell-cycle progression, cytoskeletal rearrangement and cell movement.