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 …

N-terminal acetylation shields proteins from degradation and promotes age-dependent motility and longevity

S Varland, RD Silva, I Kjosås, A Faustino… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Most eukaryotic proteins are N-terminally acetylated, but the functional impact on a global
scale has remained obscure. Using genome-wide CRISPR knockout screens in human …

Transition metal anchored on red phosphorus to enable efficient photocatalytic H2 generation

L Lu, M Sun, T Wu, Q Lu, B Chen, CH Chan… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Transition metal (TM) single atom catalysts (SACs) are of great potential for photocatalytic
H2 production because of their abundant catalytic active sites and cost-effectiveness. As a …

A nonsense variant in the N‐terminal acetyltransferase NAA30 may be associated with global developmental delay and tracheal cleft

S Varland, KM Brønstad, SJ Skinner… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Most human proteins are N‐terminally acetylated by N‐terminal acetyltransferases (NATs),
which play crucial roles in many cellular functions. The NatC complex, comprising the …

Optimized bisubstrate inhibitors for the actin N-terminal acetyltransferase NAA80

LM Myklebust, M Baumann, SI Støve, H Foyn… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Acetylation of protein N-termini is one of the most common protein modifications in the
eukaryotic cell and is catalyzed by the N-terminal acetyltransferase family of enzymes. The N …

Molecular Basis for RNA Cytidine Acetylation by NAT10

M Zhou, ST Gamage, K Tran, D Bartee, X Wei, B Yin… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Human NAT10 acetylates the N4 position of cytidine in RNA, predominantly on rRNA and
tRNA, to facilitate ribosome biogenesis and protein translation. NAT10 has been proposed …