How a helix imposes palmitoylation of a membrane protein: What one can learn from NCX

Daniel Khananshvili*

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Abstract

Palmitoylation is a critical post-translational modification that anchors proteins to, and regulates transport across, the lipid bilayer. Palmitoylation enzymes have been assumed to select their substrates based on a protein’s primary sequence, but a consensus sequence has been slow to emerge. A study of the sodium/calcium exchanger now suggests that secondary structure may hold the key to understanding the determinants of this modification.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10753-10754
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of Biological Chemistry
Volume292
Issue number25
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Jun 2017

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