Protein
Palmitoyltransferase Hip14
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster
Function
Probable palmitoyltransferase which is required for photoreceptor synaptic transmission and for the correct expression and localization of palmitoylated protein Csp and synaptosomal-associated protein Snap25 (PubMed:18158335, PubMed:18032660). Probably palmitoylates Csp (PubMed:18158335). Probably also palmitoylates the dorsal-ventral patterning protein Sog and promotes its secretion and activity and the stabilization of the membrane-bound form (PubMed:20599894). Required for synaptic vesicle exocytosis (PubMed:18158335).
Similarity
Belongs to the DHHC palmitoyltransferase family. AKR/ZDHHC17 subfamily.
Sequence
MYQSACQAATTGSCVPGTGQQPDNERQSALIAQQPPTAPVEPDYSGFDIVKATQYGAIARVRELVESGWDVNQPDSETVTLLHWAAINNRRDIIRYFLEKGATVDAVGGELNATPLHWATRQGHLGAVVLLMAAGADPRIRDAEGCSCIHIAAQFAHTALVAYFIAKGVDPDLQDRGGMTALMWAAWKVCALDPVRLLLTLGANPAMVDYTHGNTALHWAILARNATAISTLVLKSKASLDVPNLRGETPLSMLESQTGAIWIGAKVMDRVKEAALTSQQRRSLLSKLRHDKRLRWWSMVACPFTAFYLAGIVFTVNTLYIIKFFLLGCLYSIFHTIGKALFDEHLMALLPLSVYLATKAWFYVTWLMYIDDAVSFTATVCFLISSLLLWVCFLKSWKGDPGIIRPTREQRFKTIIELSERGGIGFEPASFCSGCLVRRPIRSKHCSVCDRCVARFDHHCPWVGNCIGLKNHSYFMGFLWMLLIMCAWMLYGGSKYYVNQCNVRFDDFLGAMRAIGNCDAWVGWVMGNALLHMSWVILLTICQTYQVICLGMTTNERMNRGRYRHFQAKGGHSPFTRGPIQNLVDFLECSCFGLVQPKRVDWMNYYDYDAQTHQTIEKEPLLSVDCPDGMAGDHQYV