Thioether protein crosslinks
Thioether bonds between cysteine and tyrosine have been well studied in cysteine dioxygenases[1]. Thioether bonds between cysteine and the vinyl groups of hemes are common. Diverse other ligands are bonded to protein via cysteine thioether linkages.
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- ↑ Davies CG, Fellner M, Tchesnokov EP, Wilbanks SM, Jameson GN. The Cys-Tyr Crosslink of Cysteine Dioxygenase changes the Optimum pH of Reaction without Structural Change. Biochemistry. 2014 Nov 12. PMID:25390690 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi501277a