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Degradation of proteins with N-terminal glycine

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The ‘N-end rule’ correlates the identity of the N-terminal residue of a protein to its in vivo half-life. A study has now shown that an N-terminal glycine can serve as a potent degradation signal, which reveals a novel branch of N terminus–dependent protein degradation.

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Fig. 1: The discovery of N-terminal glycine degron pathway and its functional ramifications.

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    Present address: McGill Parkinson Program, Neurodegenerative Diseases Group, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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  1. Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

    Mohamed Eldeeb

  2. Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    Mansoore Esmaili & Richard Fahlman

  3. Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    Richard Fahlman

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Eldeeb, M., Esmaili, M. & Fahlman, R. Degradation of proteins with N-terminal glycine. Nat Struct Mol Biol 26, 761–763 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-019-0291-1

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