Synthesis of post-translationally modified proteins

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 929-944

  Van Kasteren, Sander ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amber codon suppression; Expressed protein ligation (EPL); Modiform; Native chemical ligation (NCL); Post translational modification (PTM); Semi synthesis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AZIDE; CYSTEINE; FC RECEPTOR; GLYCOPROTEIN; PHOSPHATE; PROTEIN 14 3 3; PROTEIN MDM2; PROTEIN P53; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; TRANSFER RNA;

ACETYLATION; ACYLATION; CODON; HUMAN; LIGATION; NEDDYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN METHYLATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STOP CODON; SUMOYLATION; UBIQUITINATION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; PROTEINS;

EID: 84866705455     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST20120144     Document Type: Review

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