NATs at a glance

H Aksnes, N McTiernan, T Arnesen - Journal of Cell Science, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Most proteins receive an acetyl group at the N terminus while in their nascency as the result
of modification by co-translationally acting N-terminal acetyltransferases (NATs). The N …

Co-translational, post-translational, and non-catalytic roles of N-terminal acetyltransferases

H Aksnes, R Ree, T Arnesen - Molecular cell, 2019 - cell.com
Recent studies of N-terminal acetylation have identified new N-terminal acetyltransferases
(NATs) and expanded the known functions of these enzymes beyond their roles as ribosome …

Protein N-terminal acetyltransferases: when the start matters

KK Starheim, K Gevaert, T Arnesen - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2012 - cell.com
The majority of eukaryotic proteins are subjected to N-terminal acetylation (Nt-acetylation),
catalysed by N-terminal acetyltransferases (NATs). Recently, the structure of an NAT …

Spotlight on protein N-terminal acetylation

R Ree, S Varland, T Arnesen - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2018 - nature.com
N-terminal acetylation (Nt-acetylation) is a widespread protein modification among
eukaryotes and prokaryotes alike. By appending an acetyl group to the N-terminal amino …

N-terminal acetylation and other functions of Nα-acetyltransferases

J Hollebeke, P Van Damme, K Gevaert - 2012 - degruyter.com
Protein N-terminal acetylation by Nα-acetyltransferases (NATs) is an omnipresent protein
modification that affects a large number of proteins. The exact biological role of N-terminal …

Protein N-terminal acetylation: structural basis, mechanism, versatility, and regulation

S Deng, R Marmorstein - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2021 - cell.com
N-terminal acetylation (NTA) is one of the most widespread protein modifications, which
occurs on most eukaryotic proteins, but is significantly less common on bacterial and …

Composition and biological significance of the human Nα-terminal acetyltransferases

KK Starheim, D Gromyko, R Velde, JE Varhaug… - BMC proceedings, 2009 - Springer
Protein N α-terminal acetylation is one of the most common protein modifications in
eukaryotic cells, occurring on approximately 80% of soluble human proteins. An increasing …

Developmental roles of protein N‐terminal acetylation

RD Silva, RG Martinho - Proteomics, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Discovered more than 50 years ago, N‐terminal acetylation (N‐Ac) is one of the most
common protein modifications. Catalyzed by different N‐terminal acetyltransferases (NATs) …

Absence of N-terminal acetyltransferase diversification during evolution of eukaryotic organisms

OS Rathore, A Faustino, P Prudêncio, P Van Damme… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Protein N-terminal acetylation is an ancient and ubiquitous co-translational modification
catalyzed by a highly conserved family of N-terminal acetyltransferases (NATs). Prokaryotes …

Protein N-terminal acetyltransferases in cancer

TV Kalvik, T Arnesen - Oncogene, 2013 - nature.com
The human N-terminal acetyltransferases (NATs) catalyze the transfer of acetyl moieties to
the N-termini of 80–90% of all human proteins. Six NAT types are present in humans, NatA …