Nyhetsarkiv for Translasjonell proteinforskning

Schematic figure showing a Naa60 protein attached to the golgi membrane by an alpha-helix, while acetylating the N-terminus of another transmembrane protein sitting in the golgi membrane

Hangin’ out at the Golgi (02.03.2017)

Many proteins have the Golgi apparatus as their favorite hangout place. For N-terminal acetyltransferases (NATs), however, this is a rather unique characteristic as only one NAT, Naa60, was shown to localize to intracellular organelles.