hitmankratos Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Hi, I'm working on a science fair project on Alzheimer's and it's basically all about the protein Tau being hyperphosphorylated... I know in this particular case, that phosphorylation is used to activate this protein (tau), and that kinases and phosphatases that add and take awat those phosphates. Now my question : How come phosphorylation activates proteins? Does phosphorylation have another purpose? What else is important to know about phosphorylation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGK Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 For this type of question, Wikipedia can be your friendhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphorylation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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