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  • noun biochemistry The process whereby SUMO proteins attach themselves to other proteins within cells and modify their function.

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Examples

  • Some bacteria take over cells by interfering with an important process called SUMOylation, which helps cells respond to stress.

    HHMI News 2010

  • Some bacteria take over cells by interfering with an important process called SUMOylation, which helps cells respond to stress.

    HHMI News 2010

  • Listeria promotes infection by impairing an important process called SUMOylation inside cells.

    HHMI News 2010

  • Listeria promotes infection by impairing an important process called SUMOylation inside cells.

    HHMI News 2010

  • In these cells, Pias3 doesn't directly turn genes on and off, but instead adds a chemical tag - through a process called SUMOylation - to other proteins that do switch genes on and off.

    unknown title 2009

  • Adding to the complexity of HIF-1α regulation, it has recently been shown that the SUMOylation of HIF-1α enables the hydroxylation-independent binding and subsequent degradation of HIF-1α by the

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Daniela Trisciuoglio et al. 2010

  • The key actors are members of two tightly associated families of proteins-the first, Small Ubiquitin-related Modifier, or SUMO, attaches to other proteins to modify their function or physically move them within the cell (SUMOylation).

    dailyindia.com News Feed 2010

  • Because LLO decreased the SUMOylation of many different proteins, Cossart hypothesized that the toxin interfered with the cellular machinery responsible for SUMOylation.

    HHMI News 2010

  • The A isoform-specific region generally contained four conserved microdomains, including the SUMOylation motif and the nuclear localization signal, whereas the B1 isoform-specific region contained three conserved microdomains, including an acidic activator domain-like motif.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles 2010

  • The A isoform-specific region generally contained four conserved microdomains, including the SUMOylation motif and the nuclear localization signal, whereas the B1 isoform-specific region contained three conserved microdomains, including an acidic activator domain-like motif.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles Takayuki Watanabe 2010

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