The yeast DHHC cysteine-rich domain protein Akr1p is a palmitoyl transferase

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-28

  Roth, Amy F ^a   Feng, Ying ^a   Chen, Linyi ^a   Davis, Nicholas G ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acylation; Acyltransferases; Akr1p protein; Palmitoyl coenzyme A; Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; CASEIN KINASE; CYSTEINE; HISTIDINE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN AKR1P; PROTEIN YCK2P; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PALMITOYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; YEAST;

ANIMALS; ANKYRIN REPEAT; CYSTEINE; HUMANS; PALMITIC ACID; PALMITOYL COENZYME A; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TRANSFERASES;

SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0037078323     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200206120     Document Type: Article

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