N-terminal acetylation shields proteins from degradation and promotes age-dependent motility and longevity
Sylvia Varland, Rui Duarte Silva, Ine Kjosås, Alexandra Faustino, Annelies Bogaert, Maximilian Billmann, Hadi Boukhatmi, Barbara Kellen, Michael Costanzo, Adrian Drazic, Camilla Osberg, Katherine Chan, Xiang Zhang, Amy H.Y. Tong, Simonetta Andreazza, , Thomas Arnesen
The paper shows that N-terminal acetylation by NatC protects proteins from degradation, enhancing longevity and motility, and that UBR4-KCMF1 targets unacetylated N-terminal Met followed by hydrophobic residues.
Nature Communications · Oct 27, 2023Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology