Functional importance of a structurally encoded succinimide modification in a high-affinity solute-binding protein
Ben E. Clifton, Bakhytzhan Akdavletov, Prashant Ankur Jain, Paola Laurino
The paper shows that a spontaneous post-translational succinimide modification in a bacterial solute-binding protein enhances its thermostability and binding affinity for 5-oxoproline.