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- noun biochemistry The
posttranslational modification of aprotein (especially atubulin ) by the addition ofglutamate to existing glutamate residues
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This important function of cilia could be regulated by the level of polyglutamylation, which is controlled by the level of newly found enzyme. "
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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But two-polyglutamylation and polyglycylation-are rare among other proteins.
News from The Scientist Alla Katsnelson 2010
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