Maleimide scavenging enhances determination of protein S-palmitoylation state in acyl-exchange methods

S-palmitoylation (S-acylation) is emerging as an important dynamic post-translational modification of cysteine residues within proteins. Current assays for protein S-palmitoylation involve either in vivo labeling or chemical cleavage of S-palmitoyl groups to reveal a free cysteine sulfhydryl that ca...

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Main Authors: Charlotte H. Hurst, Dionne Turnbull, Fiona Plain, William Fuller, Piers A. Hemsley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-02-01
Series:BioTechniques
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Online Access:https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/000114516