Post-translational regulation refers to the
control of the levels of active protein.
There are several forms.
It is performed either by means of reversible events (
posttranslational modifications, such as
phosphorylation
In biochemistry, phosphorylation is described as the "transfer of a phosphate group" from a donor to an acceptor. A common phosphorylating agent (phosphate donor) is ATP and a common family of acceptor are alcohols:
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or sequestration) or by means of irreversible events (
proteolysis).
See also
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Post-translational modification
References
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Gene expression
Post-translational modification