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 …

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 …

Protein acetyltransferases mediate bacterial adaptation to a diverse environment

A Dash, R Modak - Journal of Bacteriology, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Protein lysine acetylation is a conserved posttranslational modification that modulates
several cellular processes. Protein acetylation and its physiological implications in …

Contribution of Nε-lysine Acetylation towards Regulation of Bacterial Pathogenesis

J Luu, VJ Carabetta - Msystems, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Nε-lysine acetylation is an important, dynamic regulatory posttranslational
modification (PTM) that is common in bacteria. Protein acetylomes have been characterized …

Acetylation, ADP-ribosylation and methylation of malate dehydrogenase

ML Kuhn, JF Rakus, D Quenet - Essays in biochemistry, 2024 - portlandpress.com
Metabolism within an organism is regulated by various processes, including post-
translational modifications (PTMs). These types of chemical modifications alter the …

Lysine acetylation contributes to development, aflatoxin biosynthesis and pathogenicity in Aspergillus flavus

G Yang, Y Yue, S Ren, M Yang, Y Zhang… - Environmental …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aspergillus flavus is a pathogenic fungus that produces carcinogenic aflatoxins, posing a
great threat to crops, animals and humans. Lysine acetylation is one of the most important …

How bacterial pathogens coordinate appetite with virulence

ND Pokorzynski, EA Groisman - Microbiology and Molecular …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cells adjust growth and metabolism to nutrient availability. Having access to a variety of
carbon sources during infection of their animal hosts, facultative intracellular pathogens …

Sequestration of a dual function DNA-binding protein by Vibrio cholerae CRP

JA Gibson, MJ Gebhardt… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Although the mechanism by which the cyclic AMP receptor protein (CRP) regulates global
gene transcription has been intensively studied for decades, new discoveries remain to be …

Integrated mass spectrometry-based multi-omics for elucidating mechanisms of bacterial virulence

L Man, WP Klare, AL Dale, JA Cain… - Biochemical Society …, 2021 - portlandpress.com
Despite being considered the simplest form of life, bacteria remain enigmatic, particularly in
light of pathogenesis and evolving antimicrobial resistance. After three decades of …

Recent Contributions of Proteomics to Our Understanding of Reversible Nε-Lysine Acylation in Bacteria

L Popova, RA Carr, VJ Carabetta - Journal of Proteome Research, 2024 - ACS Publications
Post-translational modifications (PTMs) have been extensively studied in both eukaryotes
and prokaryotes. Lysine acetylation, originally thought to be a rare occurrence in bacteria, is …