Palmitoylation of the ciliary GTPase ARL13b is necessary for its stability and its role in cilia formation
Roy K, Jerman S, Jozsef L, McNamara T, Onyekaba G, Sun Z, Marin EP. Palmitoylation of the ciliary GTPase ARL13b is necessary for its stability and its role in cilia formation. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2017, 292: 17703-17717. PMID: 28848045, PMCID: PMC5663873, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.792937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-translational attachmentMost mammalian cellsCiliary GTPase Arl13bCilia localizationProtein palmitoylationCiliary proteinsCilia proteinsProtein localizationCilia formationMammalian cellsCilia functionPalmitoylationPrimary ciliaPlasma membraneCilia resorptionArl13bFunctional importanceMyristoylationCiliaCritical roleProteinMouse kidneyLocalizationDepalmitoylationCells