title: Identification of protein substrates for transglutaminase in Caenorhabditis elegans.
abstract: Transglutaminase-dependent cross-linking of proteins leads to protein polymerisation that confers stability as well as resistance to mechanical disruption and chemical attack. Various transglutaminases have been implicated in a wide range of biological phenomena occurring in both extracellular and intracellular compartments, but further clarification of the physiological role of these enzymes requires identification of possible substrate molecules. Here we report the detection, purification, and identification of two proteins, enolase and ATP synthase alpha subunit as glutamine donor protein substrates for the transglutaminase of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
authors.affiliation: Signal Transduction and Apoptosis Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, University of Debrecen, Nagyerdei krt. 98, Debrecen, H-4012, Hungary.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mádi
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kele
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Janáky
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Punyiczki
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fésüs
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D011503:Transglutaminases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D011503:Transglutaminases