Definitions
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- verb biochemistry To react a
nitrosyl (NO) group with the sulfur-containingcysteines of a protein
Etymologies
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nitrosyl + -ate
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Examples
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It is therefore possible that NO could nitrosylate ZEB1 itself (for example, on cysteine residues in the zinc-finger DNA-binding domains) disrupting it's functional (and hence, neuro-protective) activity by, for example, disrupting its binding capacity / specificity, etc.).
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