Prenyl proteins in eukaryotic cells: a new type of membrane anchor.
Recent studies have indicated that eukaryotic cells contain proteins that are post-translationally modified by long-chain, thioether-linked prenyl groups. These proteins include yeast mating factors, ras proteins and nuclear lamins. The modification occurs on a cysteine residue near the C terminus and appears to initiate a set of additional protein modification reactions that promote attachment of the proteins to specific membranes.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Laboratory, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
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D034882:Lamins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010455:Peptides; D011106:Polyisoprenyl Phosphates; D011506:Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D000072235:Mating Factor; C501009:HRAS protein, human; D016283:Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)