A D-amino acid at the N-terminus of a protein abrogates its degradation by the N-end rule pathway

ACS Central Science

Volumn 1, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 423-430

  Rabideau, Amy E ^a   Pentelute, Bradley L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CHIRALITY; ISOMERS; POLYPEPTIDES;

CARGO PROTEINS; CYTOSOLIC PROTEINS; D-AMINO ACID; INTRACELLULAR PROTEINS; L-AMINO ACIDS; NATURAL PROTEINS; PROTEASOMAL DEGRADATION; UBIQUITINATION;

PROTEINS;

EID: 85009088162     PISSN: 23747943     EISSN: 23747951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.5b00308     Document Type: Article

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