Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Stedman's > ubiquitin-protease pathway

ubiquitin-protease pathway

pathway in which a small protein cofactor, ubiquitin, couples with protein substrate to catalyze proteolytic destruction by proteases; this pathway is highly selective and tightly regulated and is responsible for protein degradation seen in muscle-wasting diseases.


 

 

 

 

 

 



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