Category: C terminus

  • Detyrosination

    Detyrosination is a form of posttranslational modification that occurs on alpha-tubulin. It consists of the removal of the C-terminal tyrosine to expose a glutamate at the newly formed C-terminus. Tubulin polymers, called microtubules, that contain detyrosinated alpha-tubulin are usually referred to as Glu-microtubules while unmodified polymers are called Tyr-microtubules. Janke C, Bulinski JC (2011). “Post-translational regulation of the microtubule cytoskeleton: mechanisms and functions”. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 12 (12): 773–86. doi:10.1038/nrm3227. PMID 22086369.…

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