Understanding protein palmitoylation: Biological significance and enzymology

XM Guan, CA Fierke - Science China Chemistry, 2011 - Springer
Protein palmitoylation is a widespread lipid modification in which one or more cysteine thiols
on a substrate protein are modified to form a thioester with a palmitoyl group. This lipid …

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 …

Systematic screening for palmitoyl transferase activity of the DHHC protein family in mammalian cells

Y Fukata, T Iwanaga, M Fukata - Methods, 2006 - Elsevier
Posttranslational modifications, including phosphorylation, ubiquitination and lipid
modifications, provide proteins with additional functions and regulation beyond genomic …

Mechanism and function of DHHC S-acyltransferases

ME Linder, BC Jennings - 2013 - portlandpress.com
Protein S-palmitoylation is a reversible post-translational modification of proteins with fatty
acids. In the last 5 years, improved proteomic methods have increased the number of …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic analysis of protein palmitoylation in Caenorhabditis elegans

MJ Edmonds, A Morgan - BMC genomics, 2014 - Springer
Background Palmitoylation is a reversible post-translational protein modification which
involves the addition of palmitate to cysteine residues. Palmitoylation is catalysed by the …

DHHC palmitoyl transferases: substrate interactions and (patho) physiology

J Greaves, LH Chamberlain - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2011 - cell.com
S-palmitoylation is a reversible post-translational modification that occurs on diverse cellular
proteins. Palmitoylation can affect proteins in many different ways, including regulating …

Local palmitoylation cycles and specialized membrane domain organization

Y Fukata, T Murakami, N Yokoi, M Fukata - Current topics in membranes, 2016 - Elsevier
Palmitoylation is an evolutionally conserved lipid modification of proteins. Dynamic and
reversible palmitoylation controls a wide range of molecular and cellular properties of …

Protein palmitoylation: Palmitoyltransferases and their specificity

S Tabaczar, A Czogalla, J Podkalicka… - Experimental …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
A plethora of novel information has emerged over the past decade regarding protein
lipidation. The reversible attachment of palmitic acid to cysteine residues, termed S …

Targeting protein palmitoylation: selective inhibitors and implications in disease

B Chavda, JA Arnott, SL Planey - Expert opinion on drug discovery, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Palmitoylation describes the enzymatic attachment of the 16-carbon fatty acid,
palmitate, to specific cysteines of proteins via a labile thioester bond. This post-translational …

Discovery of protein-palmitoylating enzymes

R Tsutsumi, Y Fukata, M Fukata - Pflügers Archiv-European Journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Posttranslational modification provides proteins with additional function and regulatory
control beyond genomic information, allowing cells to maintain homeostasis and respond to …