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An Overview of the Intrinsic Role of Citrullination in Autoimmune Disorders.
Journal of immunology research - 1 Jan 2019
Alghamdi Mohammed, Alasmari Doaa, Assiri Amjad, Mattar Ehab, Aljaddawi Abdullah A, Alattas Sana G, Redwan Elrashdy M
Abstract excerpt
A protein undergoes many types of posttranslation modification. Citrullination is one of these modifications, where an arginine amino acid is converted to a citrulline amino acid. This process depends on catalytic enzymes such as peptidylarginine deiminase enzymes (PADs). This modification leads to a charge shift, which affects the protein structure, protein-protein interactions, and hydrogen bond formation, and...
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