Structural highlights
Publication Abstract from PubMed
DHHC (Asp-His-His-Cys) palmitoyltransferases are eukaryotic integral membrane enzymes that catalyze protein palmitoylation, which is important in a range of physiological processes, including small guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase) signaling, cell adhesion, and neuronal receptor scaffolding. We present crystal structures of two DHHC palmitoyltransferases and a covalent intermediate mimic. The active site resides at the membrane-cytosol interface, which allows the enzyme to catalyze thioester-exchange chemistry by using fatty acyl-coenzyme A and explains why membrane-proximal cysteines are candidates for palmitoylation. The acyl chain binds in a cavity formed by the transmembrane domain. We propose a mechanism for acyl chain-length selectivity in DHHC enzymes on the basis of cavity mutants with preferences for shorter and longer acyl chains.
Fatty acyl recognition and transfer by an integral membrane S-acyltransferase.,Rana MS, Kumar P, Lee CJ, Verardi R, Rajashankar KR, Banerjee A Science. 2018 Jan 12;359(6372). pii: 359/6372/eaao6326. doi:, 10.1126/science.aao6326. PMID:29326245[1]
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References
- ↑ Rana MS, Kumar P, Lee CJ, Verardi R, Rajashankar KR, Banerjee A. Fatty acyl recognition and transfer by an integral membrane S-acyltransferase. Science. 2018 Jan 12;359(6372). pii: 359/6372/eaao6326. doi:, 10.1126/science.aao6326. PMID:29326245 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aao6326
