How does the predicted molecular weight of AlaE (16949.07) compare with the molecular weight of the unmodified protein in the Western Blot attached? Are they consistent?
How does the predicted molecular weight of AlaE (16949.07) compare with the molecular weight of the unmodified protein in the Western Blot attached? Are they consistent?
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How does the predicted molecular weight of AlaE (16949.07) compare with the molecular weight of the unmodified protein in the Western Blot attached? Are they consistent?

Transcribed Image Text:kDa
55 Cysless
35
20
10
F16C
E39C
L860
G125C
+++
+P
←U
M18C
V51C
+ +
Y96C
+
F139C
+
+++
M36C
K72C
-+MTSES
+ NEM
+++mPEG5K
+P
|D106C
+U
R143C
+P
-+MTSES
+- NEM
+++mPEG5K
◆U
+P
+U
+ MTSES
+ - NEM
+++mPEG5K
+P
TU
- + MTSES
- NEM
+++mPEG5K
+++
Fig. 1 SCAM analysis of AlaE. Western blot analysis of whole cell
lysates from cells harbouring plasmids expressing cysteine-free
('Cysless') or single cysteine variants of alaE with and without treatment
with NEM, MTSES and mPEG5K. PEGylated (P) and unmodified protein
are indicated with arrows.
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