Sequestering sequestosome 1 via S-acylation in autophagy, Huntington disease, and beyond [PDF]
Autophagy ReportsProtein mislocalization and aggregation are hallmark features in neurodegeneration. As proteins mislocalize, proteostasis deficiency and protein aggregation typically follow.
Y Alshehabi, F Abrar, D.D.O Martin
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Regulation of T cell function by protein S-acylation [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 S-acylation, the reversible lipidation of free cysteine residues with long-chain fatty acids, is a highly dynamic post-translational protein modification that has recently emerged as an important regulator of the T cell function. The reversible nature of
Savannah J. West +4 more
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Regulation of ERK2 activity by dynamic S-acylation [PDF]
Cell Reports, 2023 Summary: Extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK1/2) are key effector proteins of the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway, choreographing essential processes of cellular physiology.
Saara-Anne Azizi +3 more
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Protein S-acyltransferases and acyl protein thioesterases, regulation executors of protein S-acylation in plants [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Protein S-acylation, also known as palmitoylation, is an important lipid post-translational modification of proteins in eukaryotes. S-acylation plays critical roles in a variety of protein functions involved in plant development and responses to abiotic ...
Jincheng Li, Manqi Zhang, Lijuan Zhou
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FASN inhibitor TVB-3166 prevents S-acylation of the spike protein of human coronaviruses [PDF]
Journal of Lipid Research, 2022 The spike protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and other coronaviruses mediates host cell entry and is S-acylated on multiple phylogenetically conserved cysteine residues.
Katrina Mekhail +13 more
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Regulatory effects of protein S-acylation on insulin secretion and insulin action [PDF]
Open Biology, 2021 Post-translational modifications (PTMs) such as phosphorylation and ubiquitination are well-studied events with a recognized importance in all aspects of cellular function.
Luke H. Chamberlain +2 more
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Regulation of Dynamic Protein S-Acylation [PDF]
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2021 Protein S-acylation is the reversible addition of fatty acids to the cysteine residues of target proteins. It regulates multiple aspects of protein function, including the localization to membranes, intracellular trafficking, protein interactions ...
Jessica J. Chen +2 more
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In vitro reconstitution of substrate S-acylation by the zDHHC family of protein acyltransferases [PDF]
Open Biology, 2022 Protein S-acylation, more commonly known as protein palmitoylation, is a biological process defined by the covalent attachment of long chain fatty acids onto cysteine residues of a protein, effectively altering the local hydrophobicity and influencing ...
R. Elliot Murphy, Anirban Banerjee
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S‐acylation of Ca2+ transport proteins in cancer [PDF]
Chronic Diseases and Translational MedicineAlterations in cellular calcium (Ca2+) signals have been causally associated with the development and progression of human cancers. Cellular Ca2+ signals are generated by channels, pumps, and exchangers that move Ca2+ ions across membranes and are ...
Sana Kouba, Nicolas Demaurex
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Improvement of plant resistance to geminiviruses via protein de-S-acylation [PDF]
Stress BiologyGeminiviruses are an important group of viruses that infect a variety of plants and result in heavy agricultural losses worldwide. The homologs of C4 (or L4) in monopartite geminiviruses and AC4 (or AL4) in bipartite geminiviruses are critical viral ...
Yawen Zhao +11 more
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