Term Name: | acyl-GPI |
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Synonyms: | acylated glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor |
Definition: | A glycosylphosphatidylinositol that can be attached to the C-terminal amino acid of a mature protein during posttranslational modification. The phosphatidylinositol group is linked through a carbohydrate-containing linker (glucosamine and mannose glycosidically bound to the inositol residue) and via an ethanolamine phosphate bridge to the C-terminal amino acid, while the two fatty acids within the hydrophobic phosphatidylinositol group anchor the protein to the cell membrane. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:63419] ( EBI ) |