Step 1: Each amino acid has a standard single letter code, Lysine is K, Aspartate is D, Glutamate is E, and Leucine is L.
Step 2: Writing the sequence Lys-Asp-Glu-Leu in the same order using these letters gives K-D-E-L.
Step 3: This particular sequence, KDEL, is well known as the ER retention signal found at the C-terminus of proteins that must stay in the endoplasmic reticulum.
Step 4: So the correct single letter sequence is KDEL.