title: 15 Modification of phycobiliproteins at asparagine residues.
abstract: Side-chain amide methylation of asparagine was described in a special complement of photosynthesis accessory pigment-protein complexes called phycobiliproteins nearly 20 years ago. Since that report, several investigations have assigned this posttranslational modification a functional role in tuning the spectroscopic properties of the phycobiliprotein chromophores. Asparagine methylation has not been reported in other systems and is restricted to the broader phycobiliprotein family. The methyltransferase responsible for this modification has been partially characterized but the structural gene has not been identified.
authors.affiliation: Lilly Research Laboratories Eli Lilly and Company Lilly Corporate Center Indianapolis, IN 46285, USA.
authors.forename: Alan V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Klotz