Molecular Function
ADP-ribosylation
adp·ribosylation
Subclass of:
Post-Translational Protein Processing
Definitions related to adp-ribosylation:
  • (adp ribosylation) Covalent ligation of a protein or other substrate to the ADP-ribose (adenine-ribose-P-P-ribose) obtained by splitting off the nicotinamide from NADH; important in polynucleotide biosynthesis, G protein systems, and pertussis and cholera toxin actions.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Post-translational modification of proteins with ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSE.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (adp ribosylation) The transfer of ADP-ribose to amino acids within proteins or to the amino group at N2 of a 2'-deoxyguanosine residue in double-stranded DNA.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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