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posttranslational modification
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posttranslational modification [‚pōs·tranz¦lā·shən·əl ‚mäd·ə·fə′kā·shən]
(cell and molecular biology)
Any polypeptide alteration that occurs after synthesis of the chain.


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Both their amino acid sequence (composition) and post-translational modifications (PTMs or attachments) are human.
The cellular processes involved in post-translational modifications are highly dynamic and very localized, such that modifications can be added or removed very rapidly to a small portion of each protein population as the cell requires.
Other factors associated with allergenic food proteins in relation to IgE-mediated allergy include resistance to digestion, stability in peptic and gastric fluids and the presence of post-translational modifications (12), which represent additional strategic targets for genetic modification.
 
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