• N-terminal acetylation shields proteins from degradation and promotes age-dependent motility and longevity 

      Varland, Sylvia; Silva, Rui Duarte; Kjosås, Ine; Faustino, Alexandra; Bogaert, Annelies; Billmann, Maximilian; Boukhatmi, Hadi; Kellen, Barbara; Costanzo, Michael; Drazic, Adrian; Osberg, Camilla; Chan, Katherine; Zhang, Xiang; Tong, Amy Hin Yan; Andreazza, Simonetta; Lee, Juliette J.; Nedyalkova, Lyudmila; Ušaj, Matej; Whitworth, Alexander J.; Andrews, Brenda J.; Moffat, Jason; Myers, Chad L.; Gevaert, Kris; Boone, Charles; Martinho, Rui Gonçalo; Arnesen, Thomas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Most eukaryotic proteins are N-terminally acetylated, but the functional impact on a global scale has remained obscure. Using genome-wide CRISPR knockout screens in human cells, we reveal a strong genetic dependency between ...