palmitoyltransferase ZDHHC18 (zinc finger DHHC domain-containing protein 18, DHHC-18, ZDHHC18)

Function

• palmitoyltransferase specific for HRAS & LCK
• DHHC domain required for palmitoyltransferase activity

palmitoyl-CoA + protein-cysteine <--> S-palmitoyl protein + CoA

Structure

• belongs to the DHHC palmitoyltransferase family
• contains 1 DHHC-type zinc finger

Compartment

membrane

More general terms

• acyltransferase
• zinc finger protein
• transmembrane 4 protein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9NUE0.html