Post-Translational Modifications

Question 1

What are some examples of post-translational modifications?

Answer 1

• Altering the protein structure after the amino acid chain has been produced
• Adding on phosphate groups, changing proteins from inactive to active forms
• Removing a section of polypeptide chain

Question 2

What is alternative RNA splicing used for?

Answer 2

To make 2 different mature transcripts from the primary transcript