Le 26/02/2011 03:51, Dima Klenchin a écrit : > It surely is not. An N-end rule has to do with ubiquitination, and it is > absent in E.coli.
Not true. There is indeed and N-end rule in prokaryotes, including E. coli. Mediated by the ClpP protease-based system. See: http://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/abstract/S1097-2765%2808%2900692-8 -- Miguel Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques (UMR6098) CNRS, Universités d'Aix-Marseille I & II Case 932, 163 Avenue de Luminy, 13288 Marseille cedex 9, France Tel: +33(0) 491 82 55 93 Fax: +33(0) 491 26 67 20 mailto:miguel.ortiz-lombar...@afmb.univ-mrs.fr http://www.afmb.univ-mrs.fr/Miguel-Ortiz-Lombardia -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.