Solid-phase synthesis of C-terminal peptide libraries for studying the specificity of enzymatic protein prenylation

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Aug 25;48(66):8228-30. doi: 10.1039/c2cc31713c. Epub 2012 Jul 11.

Abstract

Prenylation is an essential post-translational modification in all eukaryotes. Here we describe the synthesis of a 340-member library of peptides containing free C-termini on cellulose membranes. The resulting library was then used to probe the specificity of protein farnesyltransferase from S. cerevisiae.

MeSH terms

  • Farnesyltranstransferase / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Peptide Library*
  • Peptides / chemical synthesis*
  • Protein Prenylation*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / enzymology
  • Solid-Phase Synthesis Techniques*
  • Substrate Specificity

Substances

  • Peptide Library
  • Peptides
  • Farnesyltranstransferase