Los ésteres de azapéptido de ubiquitina como sondas basadas en la actividad de la próxima generación para las enzimas

Saibal Chanda1, Sandeep Atla2, Xinlei Sheng3

  • 1Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States.

Resumen

Las nuevas sondas de éster de azapéptido de ubiquitina ofrecen un perfil de proteína basado en actividad superior para las enzimas de ubiquitinación. Estas nuevas sondas imitan los sustratos naturales, mejorando el análisis integral de las enzimas de cisteína en los procesos celulares.

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