Like any protein, ZNT1 consists of an amino acid chain; in the case of ZNT1, the chain is modified by attaching an oligosaccharide to the nitrogen atom of the Asn residue at the #299 position. The article shows that this attachment does not affect the functional ability of ZNT1. However, this modification’s purported purpose is to allow ZNT1 to degrade under zinc deficiency conditions.
ZNT1 (Zinc transporter 1) is N-glycosylated at an Asn residue in the membrane. What is the proposed purpose of this post-translational modification?
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