Polyglycylation

Polyglycylation is a form of posttranslational modification of glutamate residues of the carboxyl-terminal region tubulin in certain microtubules (e.g., axonemal) originally discovered in Paramecium^[1], and later shown in mammalian neurons as well^[2].

See also

• Polyglutamylation

References

1. ^ Redeker, V., Levilliers, N., Schmitter, J.M., Le Caer, J.P., Rossier, J., Adoutte, A., and Bré, M.H. (1994). "Polyglycylation of tubulin: a posttranslational modification in axonemal microtubules". Science 266 (5191): 1688–1691. doi:10.1126/science.7992051. PMID 7992051. http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/266/5191/1688. 
2. ^ Banerjee Asok (2002). "Coordination of posttranslational modifications of bovine brain alpha-tubulin. Polyglycylation of delta2 tubulin". J. Biol. Chem. 277 (48): 46140–46144. doi:10.1074/jbc.M208065200. PMID 12356754. http://www.jbc.org/cgi/content/full/277/48/46140.