Prenylation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Chs4p Affects Chitin Synthase III Activity and Chitin Chain Length▿
Grabińska K, Magnelli P, Robbins P. Prenylation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Chs4p Affects Chitin Synthase III Activity and Chitin Chain Length▿. MSphere 2006, 6: 328-336. PMID: 17142567, PMCID: PMC1797950, DOI: 10.1128/ec.00203-06.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChitin synthase IIIChitin synthase III activityPlasma membrane associationC-terminal endMembrane associationCSIII activityChs4pCatalytic subunitProtein factorsChitin biosynthesisSynthase IIIFarnesyl transferaseYeast cellsPrenylationChitin polymersPrenyl moietyEnzymatic activityChitin contentAttachment sitesAverage chain lengthChs3pSaccharomycesVivoBiosynthesisFTasePalmitoylation of the EGFR Ligand Spitz by Rasp Increases Spitz Activity by Restricting Its Diffusion
Miura GI, Buglino J, Alvarado D, Lemmon MA, Resh MD, Treisman JE. Palmitoylation of the EGFR Ligand Spitz by Rasp Increases Spitz Activity by Restricting Its Diffusion. Developmental Cell 2006, 10: 167-176. PMID: 16459296, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2005.11.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcyltransferasesAnimalsBase SequenceBiological Transport, ActiveCell LineCell MembraneCysteineDNADrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsEpidermal Growth FactorErbB ReceptorsFemaleGenes, InsectIn Vitro TechniquesLigandsMaleMembrane ProteinsModels, BiologicalMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutationOvaryPalmitic AcidRecombinant ProteinsTransfectionWings, AnimalConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorDrosophila epidermal growth factor receptorEGFR ligand SpitzPlasma membrane associationN-terminal cysteine residueLigand SpitzMembrane associationWnt familyDevelopmental functionsGrowth factor receptorCysteine residuesBiological functionsLipid modificationPalmitoylationIntracellular proteinsCultured cellsCell membraneFactor receptorSpitzReduced activityVivoTransmembraneHedgehogProteinActivity
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