Researchers identified a novel protein acetyltransferase (GNATs) family localized to plant plastids (middle). These enzymes have unique amino acid sequence characteristics (colourful chains) and unambiguously possess dual acetylation activities.
Researchers identified a novel protein acetyltransferase (GNATs) family localized to plant plastids ( middle ). These enzymes have unique amino acid sequence characteristics (colourful chains) and unambiguously possess dual acetylation activities. W. V. Bienvenut/ Molecular Systems Biology Proteins are the workers in a cell and, as the "basic element of life", are responsible for the most widely varying metabolic processes. In plants, for example, they take on an important function in photosynthesis. In order to be able to work purposefully, proteins change their chemical form after they have been produced in a cell - for example, through protein acetylation, when an acetyl group is transferred to the protein. The role of the "driver" is played by enzymes, so-called acetyltransferases.
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