co-translational protein modification

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Nameco-translational protein modification
IDGO_0043686
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Biological process

Exact synonym

co-translational amino acid modification, co-translational modification, cotranslational amino acid modification, cotranslational modification, cotranslational protein modification

Description

The process of covalently altering one or more amino acids in a protein after translation has begun but before the protein has been released from the ribosome.

Comment

This term should only be used to annotate a protein modification process that occurs after the start of translation but while the protein is still on the ribosome.

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