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Published on: February 27, 2020
Validation of protein acetylation by mass spectrometry
Barry M Zee1, Benjamin A Garcia
1Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
Abstract:
Due to the key role of posttranslational modifications (PTMs) such as lysine acetylation in numerous signaling and regulatory pathways, the ability to identify novel PTMs and to quantify their abundances provides invaluable information for understanding these signaling networks. Currently, mass spectrometry (MS) arguably serves as the most high-throughput and unbiased platform for studying PTMs. Here we detail experimental and analytical procedures for the characterization of lysine acetylation on proteins in general and on histones in particular, which are among the most highly modified proteins in eukaryotic cells.
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