"phosphorelay" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: phosphorelays [plural]
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  1. (biology) The multi-stage process, involving the movement of phosphoryl groups by histidine kinases, of bacterial signal transduction Related terms: phosphorylate, phosphorylation Translations (phosphorus based signal transduction method): fosforinsiirto (Finnish)

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