Polyglycylation Explained

Polyglycylation is a form of posttranslational modification of glutamate residues of the carboxyl-terminal region tubulin in certain microtubules (e.g., axonemal) originally discovered in Paramecium,[1] and later shown in mammalian neurons as well.[2]

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References

  1. Redeker V, Levilliers N, Schmitter JM, Le Caer JP, Rossier J, Adoutte A, Bré MH . Polyglycylation of tubulin: a posttranslational modification in axonemal microtubules . Science . 266 . 5191 . 1688–1691 . 1994 . 7992051 . 10.1126/science.7992051.
  2. Banerjee Asok . Coordination of posttranslational modifications of bovine brain alpha-tubulin. Polyglycylation of delta2 tubulin . J. Biol. Chem. . 277 . 48 . 46140–46144 . 2002 . 12356754 . 10.1074/jbc.M208065200. free .

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