Xref: utzoo sci.bio:4928 bionet.molbio.proteins:158 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ub!csn!boulder!boulder!eesnyder From: eesnyder@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Eric E. Snyder) Newsgroups: sci.bio,bionet.molbio.proteins Subject: post translational modification: DOPA? Keywords: DOPA Message-ID: Date: 2 May 91 15:08:30 GMT Sender: news@colorado.edu (The Daily Planet) Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder Lines: 21 Nntp-Posting-Host: beagle.colorado.edu I heard an interesting talk last night... just in passing, the speaker mentioned an invertebrate protein containing 17% dihydroxyphenylalanine (aka DOPA)! I couldn't believe this... Have I been living under a rock for the last 25 yrs? How common is this protein modification? Is it post-translational? Does it occur in vertebrates? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TTGATTGCTAAACACTGGGCGGCGAATCAGGGTTGGGATCTGAACAAAGACGGTCAGATTCAGTTCGTACTGCTG Eric E. Snyder Department of MCD Biology ...making feet for childrens' shoes. University of Colorado, Boulder Boulder, Colorado 80309-0347 LeuIleAlaLysHisTrpAlaAlaAsnGlnGlyTrpAspLeuAsnLysAspGlyGlnIleGlnPheValLeuLeu ---------------------------------------------------------------------------