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Protein Isoprenylation

Medical Definition:	A post-translational modification of proteins by the attachment of an isoprenoid to the C-terminal cysteine residue. The isoprenoids used, farnesyl diphosphate or geranylgeranyl diphosphate, are derived from the same biochemical pathway that produces cholesterol.
Guide Notes:	a post-translational protein change
Also Called:	Prenylation,Protein Farnesylation,Protein Geranylgeranylation,Protein Polyisoprenylation,Farnesylation,Geranylgeranylation,Isoprenylation
Previously Indexed:	Protein Processing, Post-Translational (1987-1992)

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