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Biochemical, cell biology and proteomics experiments demonstrated that N-terminal acetylation acts as shield to protect many proteins from protein degradation.

From Science Daily • Oct. 27, 2023

"This work untangles some of the secrets and shows how N-terminal acetylation shape individual protein fate," Thomas Arnesen concludes.

From Science Daily • Oct. 27, 2023

Other research has shown mutations on RBDs and a second site called the N-terminal domain enable the virus to avoid antibodies gained by vaccination or infection.

From Scientific American • Feb. 11, 2022

It is flanked by less-structured N-terminal and C-terminal segments of more than 40 residues in length.

From Nature • Nov. 8, 2016

As previously reported, Pfam analysis could not identify the CC motif in the N-terminal region.

From Nature • Jul. 13, 2011