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Expressed protein ligation at methionine: N-terminal attachment of homocysteine, ligation, and masking
Tanaka, Tomohiro,Wagner, Anne M.,Warner, John B.,Wang, Yanxin J.,Petersson, E. James
, p. 6210 - 6213 (2013/07/19)
A useful handle: One major limitation of protein semi-synthesis is the need for Cys at the ligation site in native chemical ligation reactions. It is shown that a transferase enzyme can deliver homocysteine to the N-terminus of an expressed protein (see scheme). Homocysteine can be used in a ligation reaction and then converted to Met. This allows one to use the MetArg or MetLys motif as a point of disconnection in semi-synthesis. Copyright