How might a protein kinase select the correct residues tophosphorylate given the availability of serine and threonineresidues on the surface of globular proteins?

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Laurids · Answer 1 · 2020-02-08T10:57:14+0000

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The flanking residues facilitate recognition and specificity.

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The kinase is able to to specifically phosphorylate serine and threonine due to the recognition of the flanking residues. Altogether, these form a consensus sequence across the substrate.

How might a protein kinase select the correct residues tophosphorylate given the availability of serine and threonineresidues on the surface of globular proteins?

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