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Components Subcellular Localization: Identification of Lipoproteins Using Globomycin and Radioactive Palmitate

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Bacterial lipoproteins are characterized by fatty acids, derived from membrane phospholipids, which are covalently attached to their amino terminus via posttranslational modification in the cytoplasmic membrane. Here, I describe the detection of one of the intermediate forms of lipoprotein, diacylglyceryl-prolipoprotein, using 3H-palmitate labeling and inhibition of signal peptidase II (Lsp) by globomycin and detection by fluorography.

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Buddelmeijer, N. (2024). Components Subcellular Localization: Identification of Lipoproteins Using Globomycin and Radioactive Palmitate. In: Journet, L., Cascales, E. (eds) Bacterial Secretion Systems . Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2715. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3445-5_4

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