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SUBMITTER: Chen B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6054547 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Baoen B Sun Yang Y Niu Jixiao J Jarugumilli Gopala K GK Wu Xu X
Cell chemical biology 20180531 7
Protein lipidation is an important co- or posttranslational modification in which lipid moieties are covalently attached to proteins. Lipidation markedly increases the hydrophobicity of proteins, resulting in changes to their conformation, stability, membrane association, localization, trafficking, and binding affinity to their co-factors. Various lipids and lipid metabolites serve as protein lipidation moieties. The intracellular concentrations of these lipids and their derivatives are tightly ...[more]