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. 2003 Dec 1;376(Pt 2):e3–e4. doi: 10.1042/BJ20031531

Are prenyl groups on proteins sticky fingers or greasy handles?

Anthony I Magee 1, Miguel C Seabra 1
PMCID: PMC1223795  PMID: 14627432

Abstract

This Commentary discusses the work of Dietrich et al. in this issue of the Biochemical Journal, which sheds new light on the biological roles of protein-bound prenyl groups by providing evidence that the alpha-subunit of the heterotrimeric G-protein transducin has a binding site for the geranylgeranyl group of the gamma-subunit.

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