Term Name: post-translational protein modification
Synonyms: post-translational amino acid modification, post-translational modification, posttranslational amino acid modification, posttranslational modification, posttranslational protein modification, PTM
Definition: The process of covalently altering one or more amino acids in a protein after the protein has been completely translated and released from the ribosome.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0043687]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: NAD-dependent protein demyristoylase activity NAD-dependent protein depalmitoylase activity
is a type of: protein modification process
has subtype: C-terminal protein amino acid modification N-terminal protein amino acid propionylation post-translational protein acetylation protein auto-ADP-ribosylation protein modification by small protein conjugation or removal protein poly-ADP-ribosylation
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of post-translational protein modification
positively regulated by: positive regulation of post-translational protein modification
regulated by: regulation of post-translational protein modification