Academic Press Modifications and Targeting of Protein Termini Part A (Volume 684) (Methods in Enzymology, Volume 684)

Modifications and Targeting of Protein Termini, Volume 684 in the Methods in Enzymology series serial highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters pn a variety of timely topics, including Optimizing purification and activity assays of N-terminal methyltransferase complexes, In vitro reconstitution of hierarchical steps of Arg/N-degron pathway, Identification of N-degrons and N-recognins by using peptide-pull-downs combined with quantitative proteomics, A decoupled Virotrap approach to study the interactomes of N-terminal proteoforms, Monitoring ADO-dependent proteolysis in cells using fluorescent reporter proteins, Site-specific a-N-terminal methylation on peptides through chemical and enzymatic methods, and more. Additional sections cover Monitoring the interactions between N-degrons and N-recognins of the Arg/N-degron pathway, Characterization and chemical modulation of p62/SQSTM1 as an autophagic N-recognin of the Arg/N-degron pathway, Analysis of higher plant N-degron pathway components and substrates via expression in S. cerevisiae, and so much more. Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors Presents the latest release in the Methods in Enzymology serials Updated release includes the latest information on Modifications and Targeting of Protein Termini