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Nascent alt-protein chemoproteomics reveals a pre-60S assembly checkpoint inhibitor
Cao X, Khitun A, Harold CM, Bryant CJ, Zheng SJ, Baserga SJ, Slavoff SA. Nascent alt-protein chemoproteomics reveals a pre-60S assembly checkpoint inhibitor. Nature Chemical Biology 2022, 18: 643-651. PMID: 35393574, PMCID: PMC9423127, DOI: 10.1038/s41589-022-01003-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell Cycle ProteinsHumansRibosomal ProteinsRibosome Subunits, Large, EukaryoticRNA, RibosomalSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsConceptsRibosomal subunitDNA damage stressImportant cellular rolesGlobal protein synthesisN-terminal extensionCellular rolesCanonical proteinsHuman cellsProtein synthesisAlternative proteinsCell proliferationChemoproteomicsDamage stressSubunitsProteinAssemblyInhibitorsHypothesis generationMicroproteinsCytoplasmProliferationCellsExportDepletion
2008
Expanding the Substrate Tolerance of Biotin Ligase through Exploration of Enzymes from Diverse Species
Slavoff SA, Chen I, Choi YA, Ting AY. Expanding the Substrate Tolerance of Biotin Ligase through Exploration of Enzymes from Diverse Species. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2008, 130: 1160-1162. PMID: 18171066, PMCID: PMC3501195, DOI: 10.1021/ja076655i.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLigation reactionProtein labeling applicationsDifferential substrate specificitySite-specific conjugationBiotin acceptor domainPhosphine probesStaudinger ligationDiverse speciesBiotin ligaseChemical probesDifferent organismsMass spectrometry assayPyrococcus horikoshiiSubstrate specificityCell biologyUnnatural analoguesLabeling applicationsAcceptor domainsSubstrate toleranceLigasesDifferent speciesSpectrometry assayReactionSpeciesBiotin