Posttranslational Modification of Proteins: Expanding Nature's Inventory

by Christopher T. Walsh

The number of protein isoforms in proteomes can be two to three orders of magnitude higher than the number of genes in the genomes. This is in large part due to posttranslational modifications of proteins that provide covalent alterations to protein backbones and side chains that increase proteome complexities. Greater than 5% of the genes in the human genome encode enzymes that perform such modifications, including hundreds of protein kinases...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0974707732
• ISBN13: 9780974707730
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Roberts & Company Publishers
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 3.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 10.3" x 8.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary