Post-translational protein acetylation: an elegant mechanism for bacteria to dynamically regulate metabolic functions

DG Christensen, X Xie, N Basisty, J Byrnes… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Post-translational modifications (PTM) decorate proteins to provide functional heterogeneity
to an existing proteome. The large number of known PTMs highlights the many ways that …

Acylation of biomolecules in prokaryotes: a widespread strategy for the control of biological function and metabolic stress

KL Hentchel… - … and Molecular Biology …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Acylation of biomolecules (eg, proteins and small molecules) is a process that occurs in cells
of all domains of life and has emerged as a critical mechanism for the control of many …

Acetyl-phosphate is a critical determinant of lysine acetylation in E. coli

BT Weinert, V Iesmantavicius, SA Wagner, C Schölz… - Molecular cell, 2013 - cell.com
Lysine acetylation is a frequently occurring posttranslational modification in bacteria;
however, little is known about its origin and regulation. Using the model bacterium …

Structural, kinetic and proteomic characterization of acetyl phosphate-dependent bacterial protein acetylation

ML Kuhn, B Zemaitaitis, LI Hu, A Sahu, D Sorensen… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The emerging view of Nε-lysine acetylation in eukaryotes is of a relatively abundant post-
translational modification (PTM) that has a major impact on the function, structure, stability …

Regulation, function, and detection of protein acetylation in bacteria

VJ Carabetta, IM Cristea - Journal of bacteriology, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT N ε-Lysine acetylation is now recognized as an abundant posttranslational
modification (PTM) that influences many essential biological pathways. Advancements in …

Protein acetylation affects acetate metabolism, motility and acid stress response in Escherichia coli

S Castaño‐Cerezo, V Bernal, H Post… - Molecular systems …, 2014 - embopress.org
Although protein acetylation is widely observed, it has been associated with few specific
regulatory functions making it poorly understood. To interrogate its functionality, we …

EnvZ/OmpR two-component signaling: an archetype system that can function noncanonically

LJ Kenney, GS Anand - EcoSal Plus, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Two-component regulatory systems represent the major paradigm for signal transduction in
prokaryotes. The simplest systems are composed of a sensor kinase and a response …

Mechanisms, detection, and relevance of protein acetylation in prokaryotes

DG Christensen, JT Baumgartner, X Xie, KM Jew… - MBio, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Posttranslational modification of a protein, either alone or in combination with other
modifications, can control properties of that protein, such as enzymatic activity, localization …

Changes in the Acetylome and Succinylome of Bacillus subtilis in Response to Carbon Source

S Kosono, M Tamura, S Suzuki, Y Kawamura… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Lysine residues can be post-translationally modified by various acyl modifications in
bacteria and eukarya. Here, we showed that two major acyl modifications, acetylation and …

Acetylation of Lysine 201 Inhibits the DNA-Binding Ability of PhoP to Regulate Salmonella Virulence

J Ren, Y Sang, Y Tan, J Tao, J Ni, S Liu, X Fan… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The two-component system PhoP-PhoQ is highly conserved in bacteria and regulates
virulence in response to various signals for bacteria within the mammalian host. Here, we …