Definition of "dephosphorylate" []

• To cause, or undergo dephosphorylation (verb)

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• "This means that enzymes phosphorylate and dephosphorylate proteins."
• "Moreover, Wip1 directly dephosphorylates γ-H2AX and cells depleted of Wip1 fail to dephosphorylate γ-H2AX during checkpoint recovery."
• "M. tuberculosis Serine/Threonine phosphatase (Mstp, Rv0018c) is shown to dephosphorylate both PknJ and mtPykA, thus proving that autophosphorylation and transphosphorylation of PknJ and mtPykA are reversibly regulated."