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Title: Regulation of N-Myristoyltransferase by the Calpain and Caspase Systems
Authors: Sharma, Rajendra K
Kumar, Sujeet
Parameswaran, Sreejit
Dimmock, Jonathan R
Keywords: Myristoylation;N-myristoyltransferase;Calpain;Caspase;Cancer
Issue Date: Dec-2014
Publisher: NISCAIR-CSIR, India
Abstract: N-myristoyltransferase (NMT) is an essential eukaryotic enzyme which catalyzes the transfer of the myristoyl group to the terminal glycine residue of a number of proteins including those involved in signal transduction and apoptotic pathways. In higher eukaryotes, two isoforms of NMT have been identified (NMT1 and NMT2) which share about 76% amino acid sequence identity in humans. Protein-protein interactions of NMTs reveal that m-calpain interacts with NMT1 whereas caspase-3 interacts with NMT2. These findings reveal differential interactions of both isoforms of NMT with various signaling molecules. This minireview provides an overview of the regulation of N-myristoyltransferase by calpain and caspase systems.
Page(s): 506-511
ISSN: 0975-0959 (Online); 0301-1208 (Print)
Appears in Collections:IJBB Vol.51(6) [December 2014]

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