Lysine acetylation is gnarly and dynamic

This 2018 UC San Francisco cell review provided details of lysine acetylation:

“Lysine acetylation has moved from being a specialized mark on histones to a critical modification controlling cell fate, proliferation, and metabolism.

During the lifetime of a protein there are many points at which an acetyl group may be added to influence function. The dynamic interplay between the writers, erasers, and readers of acetylation regulates critical epigenomic and metabolic processes, in addition to other major cellular functions.

Acetylation sites are well conserved, in contrast to methylation, where species-specific differences exist.”

The review included a section on mitochondrial protein acetylation:

“Mitochondria have emerged as organelles in which acetylation is more prominent than phosphorylation and plays a key role in integrating metabolic cues with the bioenergetic equilibrium of the cell.

Increased mitochondrial protein acetylation is associated with physiological conditions that result in higher levels of acetyl-CoA (e.g., fasting, calorie restriction, high-fat diet, and ethanol intoxication).”

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00181 “Lysine Acetylation Goes Global: From Epigenetics to Metabolism and Therapeutics” (not freely available) Thanks to lead author Ibraheem Ali for providing a full copy.

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