title: A slow dance for microtubule acetylation.
abstract: Microtubules contribute to diverse cellular processes through balancing dynamic, short-lived and stable, long-lived populations. One way in which long-lived microtubules are marked is by posttranslational acetylation of α-tubulin by tubulin acetyltransferase (TAT). Szyk et al. now provide insight into TAT's mechanism of action and its unique time-stamping ability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA. Electronic address: f.jon.kull@dartmouth.edu.
authors.forename: F Jon
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Kull
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
authors.forename: Roger D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Sloboda
mesh_terms: D000123:Acetyltransferases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008870:Microtubules / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000123:Acetyltransferases; C049182:alpha-tubulin acetylase