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Post-translational modification

post-translational modification

The enzymatic processing of a polypeptide chain after translation from messenger RNA and after peptide bond formation has occurred.

Examples include glycosylation, acylation, limited proteolysis, phosphorylation, isoprenylation.


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Pitfalls of Evolutionary Psychology: Exaptation

... diatribe against evolutionary psychology that I was revising before I posted it, but then I came upon a term in evolutionary biology referred to ... behaviors of intelligent beings. Finally, I ask you to consider genetic modification to humans that would affect behavior. Let's forget genetic modification ...

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by jeremyo
Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:12 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Pitfalls of Evolutionary Psychology: Exaptation
Replies: 3
Views: 137

Cellular Steroidogenesis

... protein synthesis, which will generate preprohormone at the first time. Modification in Golgi's body will convert it into prohormone and post-translation will be the final modification before the hormone (active hormone) is ready ...

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by Dr.Stein
Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:21 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Cellular Steroidogenesis
Replies: 7
Views: 933

Re: Cellular Steroidogenesis

... converted into pregnenolone, which then move to SER to undergo further modification with some enzyme into appropriate hormone. This process needs ... or? Thank you for your explanation. I can't see the diagram you posted but hopefully it looks like the one below... http://dept.kent.edu/biology/stalvey.htm ...

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by Revenged
Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:58 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Cellular Steroidogenesis
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Views: 933

The Fiber Disease

... your mind or maybe letting us in on more information??? Your last post made me think this. Perhaps I'm far off with my guestimation but still.....what ... potentially one of the most powerful emerging technologies today. The modification of biological structures has already been pursued for a variety ...

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by London
Tue Jan 16, 2007 5:11 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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Conditioned Reflex. Red is Stop, Green is Go.

With great response to my post discovering how and why we die in a philosophical and scientifical context, i am ... to avoid potential danger. Conditioned reflex A conditioned reflex involves the modification of a reflex action in response to experience (learning). A stimulus that ...

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by keef
Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:49 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Conditioned Reflex. Red is Stop, Green is Go.
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