# attachment of GPI anchor to protein

> transamidation reaction that results in the cleavage of the polypeptide chain and the concomitant transfer of the GPI anchor to the newly formed carboxy-terminal amino acid of the anchored protein. The cleaved C-terminal contains the C-terminal GPI

**Wikidata**: [Q14883164](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14883164)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glypiation)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/attachment-of-gpi-anchor-to-protein


## References

1. Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07
2. Gene Ontology release 2022-07-01
3. UMLS 2023