Abstract
S-acylation is a major posttranslational modification, catalyzed by the zinc finger DHHC domain containing (zDHHC) enzyme family. S-acylated proteins can be modified by different fatty acids; however, very little is known about how zDHHC enzymes contribute to acyl chain heterogeneity. Here, we used fatty acid-azide/alkyne labeling of mammalian cells, showing their transformation into acyl-CoAs and subsequent click chemistry-based detection, to demonstrate that zDHHC enzymes have marked differences in their fatty acid selectivity. This difference in selectivity was apparent even for highly related enzymes, such as zDHHC3 and zDHHC7, which displayed a marked difference in their ability to use C18:0 acyl-CoA as a substrate. Furthermore, we identified isoleucine-182 in transmembrane domain 3 of zDHHC3 as a key determinant in limiting the use of longer chain acyl-CoAs by this enzyme. This study uncovered differences in the fatty acid selectivity profiles of cellular zDHHC enzymes and mapped molecular determinants governing this selectivity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | E1365-E1374 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
Volume | 114 |
Issue number | 8 |
Early online date | 6 Feb 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 21 Feb 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Acyl CoA
- Click chemistry
- Palmitoylation
- S-acylation
- zDHHC enzyme
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General
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Jennifer Greaves, PhD
- Centre for Health and Life Sciences - Associate Professor in Cell Biology
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