Site-specific N-terminal labelling of proteins in vitro and in vivo using N-myristoyl transferase and bioorthogonal ligation chemistry

Chem Commun (Camb). 2008 Jan 28:(4):480-2. doi: 10.1039/b716115h. Epub 2007 Nov 13.

Abstract

N-Myristoyl transferase-mediated modification with azide-bearing substrates is introduced as a highly selective and practical method for in vitro and in vivo N-terminal labelling of a recombinant protein using bioorthogonal ligation chemistry.

MeSH terms

  • Acyltransferases / chemistry*
  • Animals
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Plasmodium falciparum / enzymology
  • Proteins / chemistry*

Substances

  • Proteins
  • Acyltransferases
  • glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase