Protein palmitoylation in cancer: molecular functions and therapeutic potential

B Zhou, Q Hao, Y Liang, E Kong - Molecular oncology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Protein S‐palmitoylation (hereinafter referred to as protein palmitoylation) is a reversible
lipid posttranslational modification catalyzed by the zinc finger DHHC‐type containing …

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] Emerging roles of protein palmitoylation and its modifying enzymes in cancer cell signal transduction and cancer therapy

Z Liu, M Xiao, Y Mo, H Wang, Y Han… - … journal of biological …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Protein palmitoylation is an increasingly investigated form of post-translational lipid
modification that affects protein localization, accumulation, secretion and function. Recently …

Palmitoylation of proteins in cancer

MD Resh - Biochemical Society transactions, 2017 - portlandpress.com
Post-translational modification of proteins by attachment of palmitate serves as a mechanism
to regulate protein localization and function in both normal and malignant cells. Given the …

DHHC20: a human palmitoyl acyltransferase that causes cellular transformation

JM Draper, CD Smith - Molecular membrane biology, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Palmitoylation is required for the activities of several cancer-associated proteins, making the
palmitoyl acyltransferase (PAT) enzymes that catalyze these reactions potential targets for …

Therapeutic targeting of protein S-acylation for the treatment of disease

NJ Fraser, J Howie, KJ Wypijewski… - Biochemical Society …, 2020 - portlandpress.com
The post-translational modification protein S-acylation (commonly known as palmitoylation)
plays a critical role in regulating a wide range of biological processes including cell growth …

Protein S-palmitoylation and cancer

M Yeste-Velasco, ME Linder, YJ Lu - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2015 - Elsevier
Protein S-palmitoylation is a reversible posttranslational modification of proteins with fatty
acids, an enzymatic process driven by a recently discovered family of protein …

Discovery and characterization of inhibitors of human palmitoyl acyltransferases

CE Ducker, LK Griffel, RA Smith, SN Keller… - Molecular cancer …, 2006 - AACR
The covalent attachment of palmitate to specific proteins by the action of palmitoyl
acyltransferases (PAT) plays critical roles in the biological activities of several oncoproteins …

Protein palmitoylation and its pathophysiological relevance

J Jin, X Zhi, X Wang, D Meng - Journal of cellular physiology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Protein palmitoylation, in which C16 fatty acid chains are attached to cysteine residues via a
reversible thioester linkage, is one of the most common lipid modifications and plays …

Identification of CKAP4/p63 as a major substrate of the palmitoyl acyltransferase DHHC2, a putative tumor suppressor, using a novel proteomics method

J Zhang, SL Planey, C Ceballos, SM Stevens… - Molecular & Cellular …, 2008 - ASBMB
Protein palmitoylation is the post-translational addition of the 16-carbon fatty acid palmitate
to specific cysteine residues by a labile thioester linkage. Palmitoylation is mediated by a …