Journal
ONCOGENE
Volume 25, Issue 31, Pages 4350-4360Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209469
Keywords
apoptosis; NATH; hARD1; protein N-acetylation; siRNA; daunorubicin
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Protein N-epsilon-acetylation is recognized as an important modi. cation influencing many biological processes, and protein deacetylase inhibitors leading to N-epsilon-hyperacetylation of histones are being clinically tested for their potential as anticancer drugs. In contrast to N-epsilon-acetyltransferases, the N-alpha-acetyltransferases transferring acetyl groups to the alpha-amino groups of protein N-termini have only been briefly described in mammalians. Human arrest defective 1(hARD1), the only described human enzyme in this class, complexes with N-acetyltransferase human (NATH) and cotranslationally transfers acetyl groups to the N-termini of nascent polypeptides. Here, we demonstrate that knockdown of NATH and/or hARD1 triggers apoptosis in human cell lines. Knockdown of hARD1 also sensitized cells to daunorubicin-induced apoptosis, potentially pointing at the NATH-hARD1 acetyltransferase complex as a novel target for chemotherapy. Our results argue for an essential role of the NATH-hARD1 complex in cell survival and underscore the importance of protein N-alpha-acetylation in mammalian cells.
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