Table 6

Diverse amino termini of selected sequences shown to undergo in vitro myristoylation

Human protein

MYRbase identifier

Myristoylation motif

Immunoglobulin μ-heavy chain

27650590

GGTFSSYAISWVRQAPG

Immunoglobulin λ-light chain

4761381

GQTASITCSGDKLGDKY

47 kDa GTPase IIGP

23682869

GQLFSSRRSEDQDLSSS

Ubiquitin hydrolase Ubq-M

5454156

GKKRTKGKTVPIDDSSE

Lung cancer candidate FUS1

6005760

GASGSKARGLWPFASAA

Potassium channel interacting protein KChIP1

7657247

GAVMGTFSSLQTKQRRP

Potassium channel Kir2.1

2282068

GSVRTNRYSIVSSEEDG

Residues indicated in bold type are positively charged; The C denoted in italic type indicates a palmitoylatable cysteine.

Maurer-Stroh et al. Genome Biology 2004 5:R21   doi:10.1186/gb-2004-5-3-r21