Protein palmitoylation and cancer

PJ Ko, SJ Dixon - EMBO reports, 2018 - embopress.org
Protein S‐palmitoylation is a reversible post‐translational modification that alters the
localization, stability, and function of hundreds of proteins in the cell. S‐palmitoylation is …

Protein S‐Palmitoylation: advances and challenges in studying a therapeutically important lipid modification

A Main, W Fuller - The FEBS Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The lipid post‐translational modification S‐palmitoylation is a vast developing field, with the
modification itself and the enzymes that catalyse the reversible reaction implicated in a …

Control of protein palmitoylation by regulating substrate recruitment to a zDHHC-protein acyltransferase

F Plain, J Howie, J Kennedy, E Brown… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
Although palmitoylation regulates numerous cellular processes, as yet efforts to manipulate
this post-translational modification for therapeutic gain have proved unsuccessful. The Na …

Inhibitors of DHHC family proteins

T Lan, C Delalande, BC Dickinson - Current opinion in chemical biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Protein S-acylation is a prevalent post-translational protein lipidation that is dynamically
regulated by 'writer'protein S-acyltransferases and 'eraser'acylprotein thioesterases. The …

Identification of SARS-CoV-2 spike palmitoylation inhibitors that results in release of attenuated virus with reduced infectivity

AA Ramadan, K Mayilsamy, AR McGill, A Ghosh… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
The spike proteins of enveloped viruses are transmembrane glycoproteins that typically
undergo post-translational attachment of palmitate on cysteine residues on the cytoplasmic …

Regulation of dynamic protein S-acylation

JJ Chen, Y Fan, D Boehning - Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Protein S-acylation is the reversible addition of fatty acids to the cysteine residues of target
proteins. It regulates multiple aspects of protein function, including the localization to …

Toward the identification of ZDHHC enzymes required for palmitoylation of viral protein as potential drug targets

MR Gadalla, M Veit - Expert opinion on drug discovery, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: S-acylation is the attachment of fatty acids not only to cysteines of cellular, but
also of viral proteins. The modification is often crucial for the protein´ s function and hence …

Exploring Protein S-Palmitoylation: Mechanisms, Detection, and Strategies for Inhibitor Discovery

S Pei, H Piao - ACS Chemical Biology, 2024 - ACS Publications
S-palmitoylation is a reversible and dynamic process that involves the addition of long-chain
fatty acids to proteins. This protein modification regulates various aspects of protein function …

Development of a novel high-throughput screen for the identification of new inhibitors of protein S-acylation

C Salaun, H Takizawa, A Galindo, KR Munro… - Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ASBMB
Protein S-acylation is a reversible post-translational modification that modulates the
localization and function of many cellular proteins. S-acylation is mediated by a family of zinc …

Therapeutic targeting of protein S-acylation for the treatment of disease

NJ Fraser, J Howie, KJ Wypijewski… - Biochemical Society …, 2020 - portlandpress.com
The post-translational modification protein S-acylation (commonly known as palmitoylation)
plays a critical role in regulating a wide range of biological processes including cell growth …