post-translational
Adjective
Meaning
post-translational (not comparable)
Alternative spelling of posttranslational
Examples
Acetylation of cellular proteins is a well-established phenomenon in the regulation of protein function at the post-translational level.
Histone proteins are the basic packer and arranger of chromatin and can be modified by various post-translational modifications to alter chromatin packing ( Histone modification ).
For example, proteins may be cleaved or undergo post-translational modifications that were not detected prior to the crystallization.
Eastern blotting main The Eastern blotting technique is used to detect post-translational modification of proteins.
Further increasing proteome complexity, as mentioned, most proteins can undergo a wide range of post-translational modifications.
In turn, computational analysis of post-translational modifications has gained the attention of the scientific community.