The RxLR Motif of the Host Targeting Effector AVR3a of Phytophthora infestans Is Cleaved before Secretion

S Wawra, F Trusch, A Matena, K Apostolakis… - The Plant …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
When plant-pathogenic oomycetes infect their hosts, they employ a large arsenal of effector
proteins to establish a successful infection. Some effector proteins are secreted and are …

[HTML][HTML] NatD promotes lung cancer progression by preventing histone H4 serine phosphorylation to activate Slug expression

J Ju, A Chen, Y Deng, M Liu, Y Wang, Y Wang… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
N-α-acetyltransferase D (NatD) mediates N-α-terminal acetylation (Nt-acetylation) of histone
H4 known to be involved in cell growth. Here we report that NatD promotes the migratory …

Histone acetyltransferases in cancer: guardians or hazards?

C Demetriadou, A Kirmizis - Critical Reviews™ in Oncogenesis, 2017 - dl.begellhouse.com
Histone acetyltransferases (HATs) catalyzing N-epsilon-lysine or N-alpha-terminal
acetylation on histone and non-histone substrates are important epigenetic regulators …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive analysis of human protein N-termini enables assessment of various protein forms

J Yeom, S Ju, YJ Choi, E Paek, C Lee - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Various forms of protein (proteoforms) are generated by genetic variations, alternative
splicing, alternative translation initiation, co-or post-translational modification and …

[HTML][HTML] Structural basis of HypK regulating N-terminal acetylation by the NatA complex

FA Weyer, A Gumiero, K Lapouge, G Bange… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
In eukaryotes, N-terminal acetylation is one of the most common protein modifications
involved in a wide range of biological processes. Most N-acetyltransferase complexes …

[PDF][PDF] Molecular basis of substrate specific acetylation by N-terminal acetyltransferase NatB

H Hong, Y Cai, S Zhang, H Ding, H Wang, A Han - Structure, 2017 - cell.com
The NatB N-terminal acetyltransferase specifically acetylates the N-terminal group of
substrate protein peptides starting with Met-Asp/Glu/Asn/Gln. How NatB recognizes and …

[HTML][HTML] Large-scale analysis of post-translational modifications in E. coli under glucose-limiting conditions

CW Brown, V Sridhara, DR Boutz, MD Person… - Bmc Genomics, 2017 - Springer
Background Post-translational modification (PTM) of proteins is central to many cellular
processes across all domains of life, but despite decades of study and a wealth of genomic …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of a plasma metabolomic signature of thrombotic myocardial infarction that is distinct from non-thrombotic myocardial infarction and stable …

AP DeFilippis, PJ Trainor, BG Hill, AR Amraotkar… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Aims Current non-invasive diagnostics for acute myocardial infarction (MI) identify
myocardial necrosis rather than the primary cause and therapeutic target—plaque disruption …

An enhanced recombinant amino‐terminal acetylation system and novel in vivo high‐throughput screen for molecules affecting α‐synuclein oligomerisation

TA Eastwood, K Baker, HR Brooker, S Frank… - FEBS …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Amino‐terminal acetylation is a ubiquitous protein modification affecting the majority of
eukaryote proteins to regulate stability and function. We describe an optimised recombinant …

Depletion of the human N-terminal acetyltransferase hNaa30 disrupts Golgi integrity and ARFRP1 localization

KK Starheim, TV Kalvik, G Bjørkøy… - Bioscience …, 2017 - portlandpress.com
The organization of the Golgi apparatus (GA) is tightly regulated. Golgi stack scattering is
observed in cellular processes such as apoptosis and mitosis, and has also been …