An Overview of the Intrinsic Role of Citrullination in Autoimmune Disorders

A protein undergoes many types of posttranslation modification. Citrullination is one of these modifications, where an arginine amino acid is converted to a citrulline amino acid. This process depends on catalytic enzymes such as peptidylarginine deiminase enzymes (PADs). This modification leads to...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Alghamdi, Doaa Alasmari, Amjad Assiri, Ehab Mattar, Abdullah A. Aljaddawi, Sana G. Alattas, Elrashdy M. Redwan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Immunology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7592851