| Literature DB >> 19115144 |
Jennifer Greaves1, Gerald R Prescott, Oforiwa A Gorleku, Luke H Chamberlain.
Abstract
The attachment of palmitic acid to the amino acid cysteine via thioester linkage (S-palmitoylation) is a common post-translational modification of eukaryotic proteins. In this review, we discuss the role of palmitoylation as a versatile protein sorting signal, regulating protein trafficking between distinct intracellular compartments and the micro-localization of proteins within membranes.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19115144 DOI: 10.1080/09687680802620351
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Membr Biol ISSN: 0968-7688 Impact factor: 2.857