Enzyme
phosphoprotein phosphatase
phos·pho·pro·teins phos·pha·tase [ fos-foh-proh-teen, -tee-in fos-fuh-teys, -teyz ]
Definitions related to protein phosphatase:
  • (phosphoprotein phosphatase) Encoded by Protein Phosphatase Genes, Protein Phosphatase enzymes remove tyrosine-, serine-, or threonine-bound phosphate groups from many phosphoproteins, including enzymes phosphorylated by a tyrosine kinase or a serine/threonine kinase. (NCI)
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (phosphoprotein phosphatase) Family of enzymes which dephosphorylate other proteins, thus reversing the action of protein kinases in posttranslational regulation of protein function.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (phosphoprotein phosphatases) A group of enzymes removing the SERINE- or THREONINE-bound phosphate groups from a wide range of phosphoproteins, including a number of enzymes which have been phosphorylated under the action of a kinase. (Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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