2018

 

Hunger is not a hindrance for N-terminal acetylation

Arnesen Lab reveals that the global level of N-terminal acetylation, a highly abundant protein modification in eukaryotes, remains stable in starving yeast cells despite an overall decrease in the cellular level of acetyl-CoA.

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A mutation that can cause autism

An international collaboration effort have identified several new mutations in NAA15, a known risk gene for Autism Spectrum Disorder. This work gives new insight into the heredity of ASD and may lead to better treatment of patients with neurodegenerative disorders.

Putting a break on cell movement

Adrian Drazic, Henriette Aksnes and Michaël Marie from Thomas Arnesen's group found an enzyme that others have been looking for for 30 years.

 

2017

Hangin’ out at the Golgi

Naa60 and the means by which it associates with the Golgi membrane caught the interest of researchers in the Arnesen group UiB who recently presented their findings in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.