phosphodegron

Etymology

From phospho- + degron.

noun

  1. A phosphorylated degron“Activated Nek11 is capable of phosphorylating Cdc25A on sites within a phosphodegron that promotes recruitment of β-TrCP. This, in turn, leads to ubiquitin-mediated degradation of Cdc25A and cell cycle arrest [11 –13 ].”