Identification of bioactive metabolites using activity metabolomics

MM Rinschen, J Ivanisevic, M Giera… - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2019 - nature.com
The metabolome, the collection of small-molecule chemical entities involved in metabolism,
has traditionally been studied with the aim of identifying biomarkers in the diagnosis and …

Protein palmitoylation and cancer

PJ Ko, SJ Dixon - EMBO reports, 2018 - embopress.org
Protein S‐palmitoylation is a reversible post‐translational modification that alters the
localization, stability, and function of hundreds of proteins in the cell. S‐palmitoylation is …

[HTML][HTML] CD36 facilitates fatty acid uptake by dynamic palmitoylation-regulated endocytosis

JW Hao, J Wang, H Guo, YY Zhao, HH Sun… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Fatty acids (FAs) are essential nutrients, but how they are transported into cells remains
unclear. Here, we show that FAs trigger caveolae-dependent CD36 internalization, which in …

Mechanisms and inhibition of Porcupine-mediated Wnt acylation

Y Liu, X Qi, L Donnelly, N Elghobashi-Meinhardt… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Wnt signalling is essential for regulation of embryonic development and adult tissue
homeostasis,–, and aberrant Wnt signalling is frequently associated with cancers. Wnt …

[HTML][HTML] Acyl-CoA: diacylglycerol acyltransferase: Properties, physiological roles, metabolic engineering and intentional control

G Chen, JL Harwood, MJ Lemieux, SJ Stone… - Progress in Lipid …, 2022 - Elsevier
Acyl-CoA: diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT, EC 2.3. 1.20) catalyzes the last reaction in
the acyl-CoA-dependent biosynthesis of triacylglycerol (TAG). DGAT activity resides mainly …

Engineering extracellular vesicles enriched with palmitoylated ACE2 as COVID‐19 therapy

F Xie, P Su, T Pan, X Zhou, H Li, H Huang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is a key receptor present on cell surfaces
that directly interacts with the viral spike (S) protein of the severe acute respiratory syndrome …

Protein lipidation in cell signaling and diseases: function, regulation, and therapeutic opportunities

B Chen, Y Sun, J Niu, GK Jarugumilli, X Wu - Cell chemical biology, 2018 - cell.com
Protein lipidation is an important co-or posttranslational modification in which lipid moieties
are covalently attached to proteins. Lipidation markedly increases the hydrophobicity of …

A not-so-ancient grease history: click chemistry and protein lipid modifications

KF Suazo, KY Park, MD Distefano - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Protein lipid modification involves the attachment of hydrophobic groups to proteins via
ester, thioester, amide, or thioether linkages. In this review, the specific click chemical …

S-acylation of p62 promotes p62 droplet recruitment into autophagosomes in mammalian autophagy

X Huang, J Yao, L Liu, J Chen, L Mei, J Huangfu, D Luo… - Molecular Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Summary p62 is a well-characterized autophagy receptor that recognizes and sequesters
specific cargoes into autophagosomes for degradation. p62 promotes the assembly and …

Palmitoylation of NOD1 and NOD2 is required for bacterial sensing

Y Lu, Y Zheng, É Coyaud, C Zhang, A Selvabaskaran… - Science, 2019 - science.org
The nucleotide oligomerization domain (NOD)–like receptors 1 and 2 (NOD1/2) are
intracellular pattern-recognition proteins that activate immune signaling pathways in …