Protein Prenylation

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GO: The covalent attachment of a prenyl group to a protein; geranyl, farnesyl, or geranylgeranyl groups may be added. [ISBN:0198506732],GO: OBSOLETE. The covalent or non-covalent attachment of a prenyl group to the carboxy terminus of a protein; geranyl, farnesyl, or geranylgeranyl groups may be added. [GOC:jl],MSH: 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.

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