The on-off story of protein palmitoylation

被引:251
作者
Bijlmakers, MJ
Marsh, M
机构
[1] Kings Coll London, Guys Hosp, Peter Gorer Dept Immunobiol, London SE1 9RT, England
[2] UCL, Dept Biochem, London WC1E 6BT, England
[3] UCL, MRC Cell Biol Unit, MRC, LMC, London WC1E 6BT, England
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
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D O I
10.1016/S0962-8924(02)00008-9
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Palmitoylation is one of the most frequent post-translational modifications found on proteins. It contributes to membrane association, protein sorting and many other processes. Through its reversibility, palmitoylation also provides mechanisms to regulate the functional activities of integral and peripheral membrane proteins. Here we discuss evidence that proteins can be palmitoylated at different locations in the cell, how targeting to these locations might be directed, and aspects of the proposed functions of palmitoylation.
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