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Protein N-Terminal Acetylation: Structural Basis, Mechanism, Versatility, and Regulation.

ABSTRACT: N-terminal acetylation (NTA) is one of the most widespread protein modifications, which occurs on most eukaryotic proteins, but is significantly less common on bacterial and archaea proteins. This modification is carried out by a family of enzymes called N-terminal acetyltransferases (NATs). To date, 12 NATs have been identified, harboring different composition, substrate specificity, and in some cases, modes of regulation. Recent structural and biochemical analysis of NAT proteins allows for a comparison of their molecular mechanisms and modes of regulation, which are described here. Although sharing an evolutionarily conserved fold and related catalytic mechanism, each catalytic subunit uses unique elements to mediate substrate-specific activity, and use NAT-type specific auxiliary and regulatory subunits, for their cellular functions.

SUBMITTER: Deng S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7749037 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Protein N-Terminal Acetylation: Structural Basis, Mechanism, Versatility, and Regulation.

Deng Sunbin S Marmorstein Ronen R

Trends in biochemical sciences 20200908 1

N-terminal acetylation (NTA) is one of the most widespread protein modifications, which occurs on most eukaryotic proteins, but is significantly less common on bacterial and archaea proteins. This modification is carried out by a family of enzymes called N-terminal acetyltransferases (NATs). To date, 12 NATs have been identified, harboring different composition, substrate specificity, and in some cases, modes of regulation. Recent structural and biochemical analysis of NAT proteins allows for a ...[more]

PMID: 32912665

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