Nature Communications (Nov 2022)

A biomimetic electrostatic assistance for guiding and promoting N-terminal protein chemical modification

  • Nathalie Ollivier,
  • Magalie Sénéchal,
  • Rémi Desmet,
  • Benoît Snella,
  • Vangelis Agouridas,
  • Oleg Melnyk

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34392-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Phosphorylation is a mechanism used by cells to promote proteins-biomolecules association. Here, the authors show the effect of the interactions between proteins equipped with positively charged arginines and peptides harbouring negatively charged phosphoserines, enabling rate acceleration and chemical processes in dilute conditions.