title: A new GNAT in bacterial signaling?
abstract: Acyl-amino acids were discovered in the search for novel therapeutic agents produced by uncultured microorganisms. In this issue of Structure, Van Wagoner and Clardy (2006) find that the N-acyl-amino acid synthase FeeM bound to acyl-tyrosine is the latest member of the GCN5-related N-acyltransferase superfamily.
authors.forename: Mair E A
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Churchill
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011487:Protein Conformation; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014166:Transferases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014166:Transferases