Proteins can be subjected to a wide variety of targeted post-translational modifications that will considerably modulate their function. Fortunately, several new technologies have emerged to assist in identification and analysis of these modifications, shedding new light on an important layer of proteomic complexity. Caitlin Smith reports.
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Caitlin Smith is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon
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Smith, C. Understanding how proteins accessorize. Nat Methods 3, 315–323 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth0406-315
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