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Protein phosphatases are a key regulatory component of intracellular signal transduction. Protein phosphatases remove a [[Phosphate|phosphate]] group from a&nbsp;[[Protein|protein]] in order to switch it off, or activate it.&nbsp; &nbsp;<ref>Alberts, B, ''et al.'' (2008) Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th Edition, New York:Garland Science, pp.895</ref>.<br>  
Protein phosphatases are a key regulatory component of intracellular [[Signal_transduction|signal transduction]]. Protein phosphatases are enzymes that remove a [[Phosphate|phosphate]] group from a&nbsp;[[Protein|protein]] in order to switch it off, or activate it<ref>Alberts, B, ''et al.'' (2008) Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th Edition, New York:Garland Science, pp.895</ref>.<br>  


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Protein phosphatases are a key regulatory component of intracellular signal transduction. Protein phosphatases are enzymes that remove a phosphate group from a protein in order to switch it off, or activate it[1].

References

  1. Alberts, B, et al. (2008) Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th Edition, New York:Garland Science, pp.895