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SUBMITTER: Asciolla JJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6948154 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Asciolla James J JJ Resh Marilyn D MD
Cell reports 20191201 13
Attachment of palmitate to the N terminus of Sonic hedgehog (Shh) is essential for Shh signaling. Shh palmitoylation is catalyzed on the luminal side of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) by Hedgehog acyltransferase (Hhat), an ER-resident enzyme. Palmitoyl-coenzyme A (CoA), the palmitate donor, is produced in the cytosol and is not permeable across membrane bilayers. It is not known how palmitoyl-CoA crosses the ER membrane to access the active site of Hhat. Here, we use fluorescent and radiolabeled ...[more]