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SUBMITTER: Collins KB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10049969 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Collins Kerrie B KB Scott John D JD
IUBMB life 20221008 4
Protein phosphorylation is a fundamental element of cell signaling. First discovered as a biochemical switch in glycogen metabolism, we now know that this posttranslational modification permeates all aspects of cellular behavior. In humans, over 540 protein kinases attach phosphate to acceptor amino acids, whereas around 160 phosphoprotein phosphatases remove phosphate to terminate signaling. Aberrant phosphorylation underlies disease, and kinase inhibitor drugs are increasingly used clinically ...[more]