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ReviewThe Journal of cell biology2010

The intracellular dynamic of protein palmitoylation.

Christine Salaun, Jennifer Greaves, Luke H Chamberlain

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Review in The Journal of cell biology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 213 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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213citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
8.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

213 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 355 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Christine SalaunInstitut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U845, Faculte de Medecine Paris Descartes, 75730 Paris, Cedex 15, France.
Jennifer Greaves
Luke H Chamberlain
University of Edinburgh · GBUniversité Paris Cité · FR

Funding

Medical Research Council G0601597
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

S-palmitoylation describes the reversible attachment of fatty acids (predominantly palmitate) onto cysteine residues via a labile thioester bond. This posttranslational modification impacts protein functionality by regulating membrane interactions, intracellular sorting, stability, and membrane micropatterning. Several recent findings have provided a tantalizing insight into the regulation and spatiotemporal dynamics of protein palmitoylation. In mammalian cells, the Golgi has emerged as a possible super-reaction center for the palmitoylation of peripheral membrane proteins, whereas palmitoylation reactions on post-Golgi compartments contribute to the regulation of specific substrates. In addition to palmitoylating and depalmitoylating enzymes, intracellular palmitoylation dynamics may also be controlled through interplay with distinct posttranslational modifications, such as phosphorylation and nitrosylation.

Indexed as

AnimalsGolgi ApparatusHumansLipoylationProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProtein Transport

Identifiers

PMID21187327
PMCPMC3010063
OpenAlexW2120774566

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