Polyglycylation is a form of posttranslational modificationofglutamate residues of the carboxyl-terminal region tubulin in certain microtubules (e.g., axonemal) originally discovered in Paramecium,[1] and later shown in mammalian neurons as well.[2]
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Crosslinks between four AAs |
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