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Protein lipidation
Author(s) -
Nadolski Marissa J.,
Linder Maurine E.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the febs journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.981
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1742-4658
pISSN - 1742-464X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2007.06056.x
Subject(s) - palmitoylation , lipid anchored protein , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , cysteine , integral membrane protein , membrane protein , peripheral membrane protein , biology , chemistry , autophagy , membrane , apoptosis , enzyme
Proteins are covalently modified with a variety of lipids, including fatty acids, isoprenoids, and cholesterol. Lipid modifications play important roles in the localization and function of proteins. The focus of this review is S‐palmitoylation, the reversible addition of palmitate and other long‐chain fatty acids to proteins at cysteine residues in a variety of sequence contexts. The functional consequences of palmitoylation are diverse. Palmitoylation facilitates the association of proteins with membranes, mediates protein trafficking, and more recently has been appreciated as a regulator of protein stability. Members of a family of integral membrane proteins that harbor a DHHC cysteine‐rich domain mediate most cellular palmitoylation events. Here we focus on DHHC proteins that modify Ras proteins in yeast and mammalian cells.