Phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of human myristoyltransferase type 1

Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 2006 Jul;84(7):707-12. doi: 10.1139/y06-004.

Abstract

N-Myristoyltransferase (NMT) is an essential eukaryotic enzyme that catalyzes the co-translational and (or) post-translational transfer of myristate to the amino terminal glycine residue of a number of important proteins, especially the non-receptor tyrosine kinases whose activity is important for tumorigenesis. Human NMT was found to be phosphorylated by non-receptor tyrosine kinase family members of Lyn, Fyn, and Lck and dephosphorylated by the Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein phosphatase, calcineurin. In this review, we discuss the cross-talk that exists between NMT and their N-myristoylated protein substrates. The cross-talk among NMT, tyrosine kinases, and phosphatases may be determined by their subcellular localization and by the physiological state of the cell.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acyltransferases / metabolism*
  • Calcineurin / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Myristic Acid / metabolism
  • Neoplasms / enzymology
  • Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Neoplasms / pathology
  • Phosphorylation
  • Protein Binding
  • Substrate Specificity
  • src-Family Kinases / metabolism*

Substances

  • Myristic Acid
  • Acyltransferases
  • glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase
  • lyn protein-tyrosine kinase
  • src-Family Kinases
  • Calcineurin