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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 09/26/2006 11:47:47 AM:

> Hi,
>
(snip)
>
> Anyone experienced such problem? Is the head of protein already cut
> during expression, or just lost in MALDI experiments?
>
> Yadong Yu

Dear Yaodong -

All (?) E. coli expressed proteins have their initial methionine removed
during translation by methionine aminopeptidase.  This is no doubt what
you're seeing.

- Matt

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