Genetic encoding of a nonhydrolyzable phosphotyrosine analog in mammalian cells
Xinyuan He1, Bin Ma2, Yan Chen2
1Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588, USA. wniu2@unl.edu.
Abstract:
Protein tyrosine phosphorylation plays a critical role in signal transduction. We report the genetic incorporation of a phosphotyrosine (pTyr) analog, p-carboxymethyl-L-phenylalanine (CMF), into proteins in mammalian cells. This nonhydrolyzable pTyr analog can facilitate biological studies by removing complications caused by the dynamic interconversion between the phosphorylated and non-phosphorylated isoforms of a protein.


