Carbon Dioxide and the Carbamate Post-Translational Modification

Blake, Lynsay I.; Cann, Martin J.

doi:10.3389/fmolb.2022.825706

Carbon Dioxide and the Carbamate Post-Translational Modification

Blake, Lynsay I.; Cann, Martin J.

Authors

Lynsay I. Blake

Professor Martin Cann m.j.cann@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Abstract

Carbon dioxide is essential for life. It is at the beginning of every life process as a substrate of photosynthesis. It is at the end of every life process as the product of post-mortem decay. Therefore, it is not surprising that this gas regulates such diverse processes as cellular chemical reactions, transport, maintenance of the cellular environment, and behaviour. Carbon dioxide is a strategically important research target relevant to crop responses to environmental change, insect vector-borne disease and public health. However, we know little of carbon dioxide’s direct interactions with the cell. The carbamate post-translational modification, mediated by the nucleophilic attack by carbon dioxide on N-terminal α-amino groups or the lysine ɛ-amino groups, is one mechanism by which carbon dioxide might alter protein function to form part of a sensing and signalling mechanism. We detail known protein carbamates, including the history of their discovery. Further, we describe recent studies on new techniques to isolate this problematic post-translational modification.

Citation

Blake, L. I., & Cann, M. J. (2022). Carbon Dioxide and the Carbamate Post-Translational Modification. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 9, Article 825706. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2022.825706

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Feb 3, 2022
Online Publication Date	Mar 1, 2022
Publication Date	2022
Deposit Date	Jul 18, 2022
Publicly Available Date	Jul 18, 2022
Journal	Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
Electronic ISSN	2296-889X
Publisher	Frontiers Media
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	9
Article Number	825706
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2022.825706
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1197684

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