sheddase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of membrane-bound enzymes that cleave extracellular portions of transmembrane proteins, releasing the soluble ectodomains from the cell surface.

Word forms

sheddase sheddases

Etymology

From shed + -ase?

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