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Identification and Characterization of Protein Glycosylation using Specific Endo- and Exoglycosidases
Published on: December 26, 2011
Native detection of protein O-GlcNAcylation by gel electrophoresis
Chuan Fu1, Daan M F van Aalten
1Centre for Gene Regulation & Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK. dmfvanaalten@dundee.ac.uk.
Abstract:
O-GlcNAcylation is an abundant and dynamic protein posttranslational modification (PTM), with crucial roles in metazoans. Studies of this modification are hampered by the lack of convenient methods for detecting native O-GlcNAcylation. Here, we describe a novel gel-based approach, Separation of O-GlcNAcylated Proteins by Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (SOPAGE), which enables detection of O-GlcNAc levels and dynamics.
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