Nature Communications (Jan 2023)

Iron-sulfur clusters are involved in post-translational arginylation

  • Verna Van,
  • Janae B. Brown,
  • Corin R. O’Shea,
  • Hannah Rosenbach,
  • Ijaz Mohamed,
  • Nna-Emeka Ejimogu,
  • Toan S. Bui,
  • Veronika A. Szalai,
  • Kelly N. Chacón,
  • Ingrid Span,
  • Fangliang Zhang,
  • Aaron T. Smith

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36158-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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The enzyme ATE1 catalyzes eukaryotic post-translation arginylation, a key protein modification necessary for cellular homeostasis. Here, the authors show that ATE1s are previously unrealized iron-sulfur proteins that use this oxygen-sensitive inorganic cofactor to control cellular arginylation