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Protein methylation in behavioural control mechanisms and in signal transduction

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In both prokaryotes and eukaryotes methyl groups can be added to and removed from the carboxyl groups of proteins. Recent work has revealed that these reactions have a role in several behavioural phenomena. The nature of this role has been uncovered in one case—that of bacterial chemotaxis.

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