Autophosphorylation
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In biochemistry
, autophosphorylation is the process in which a protein kinase
attaches a phosphate group (phosphorylation
) to itself. This usually lead to kinase activation or regulation, and phosphorylation of other kinase substrates.
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
, autophosphorylation is the process in which a protein kinase
Protein kinase
A protein kinase is a kinase enzyme that modifies other proteins by chemically adding phosphate groups to them . Phosphorylation usually results in a functional change of the target protein by changing enzyme activity, cellular location, or association with other proteins...
attaches a phosphate group (phosphorylation
Phosphorylation
Phosphorylation is the addition of a phosphate group to a protein or other organic molecule. Phosphorylation activates or deactivates many protein enzymes....
) to itself. This usually lead to kinase activation or regulation, and phosphorylation of other kinase substrates.