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Control of the levels of active protein Not to be confused with Post-transcriptional regulation.

Post-translational regulation refers to the control of the levels of active protein.

There are several forms.

It is performed either by means of reversible events (posttranslational modifications, such as phosphorylation or sequestration) or by means of irreversible events (proteolysis).

See also

References

  1. Wolfgang Schumann; Wolfgang Schumann (Prof. Dr. rer. nat.) (2006). Dynamics of the bacterial chromosome: structure and function. Wiley-VCH. pp. 266–. ISBN 978-3-527-30496-7. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
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