| Literature DB >> 20197033 |
Diana Morozova1, Matthias Weiss.
Abstract
Acylation is a frequent means to ensure membrane association of a variety of soluble proteins in living cells. However, many transmembrane proteins are palmitoylated, indicating that this posttranslational modification may also serve as a means to regulate protein trafficking. Based on coarse-grained membrane simulations, we find that protein acylation significantly alters the tilting of transmembrane proteins with respect to the bilayer normal. In addition, the proteins' partitioning behavior and cluster formation ability due to hydrophobic mismatching is strongly altered. Based on our results, we propose that acylation is a potent means to regulate the trafficking of transmembrane proteins along the early secretory pathway. 2010 Biophysical Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Mesh:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20197033 PMCID: PMC2830467 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.11.014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biophys J ISSN: 0006-3495 Impact factor: 4.033