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Kimon Lemonidis

Research Associate, University of Glasgow
Verified email at glasgow.ac.uk
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[HTML][HTML] Identification of a novel sequence motif recognized by the ankyrin repeat domain of zDHHC17/13 S-acyltransferases

K Lemonidis, MC Sanchez-Perez… - Journal of Biological …, 2015 - ASBMB
S-Acylation is a major post-translational modification affecting several cellular processes. It
is particularly important for neuronal functions. This modification is catalyzed by a family of …

The Golgi S-acylation machinery comprises zDHHC enzymes with major differences in substrate affinity and S-acylation activity

K Lemonidis, OA Gorleku… - Molecular biology of …, 2014 - Am Soc Cell Biol
S-acylation, the attachment of fatty acids onto cysteine residues, regulates protein trafficking
and function and is mediated by a family of zDHHC enzymes. The S-acylation of peripheral …

[HTML][HTML] Palmitoylation-induced aggregation of cysteine-string protein mutants that cause neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis

J Greaves, K Lemonidis, OA Gorleku… - Journal of Biological …, 2012 - ASBMB
Recently, mutations in the DNAJC5 gene encoding cysteine-string protein α (CSPα) were
identified to cause the neurodegenerative disorder adult-onset neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis. …

Mechanism, specificity, and function of FANCD2‐FANCI ubiquitination and deubiquitination

K Lemonidis, C Arkinson, ML Rennie… - The FEBS …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fanconi anemia (FA) is a rare genetic disorder caused by mutations in any of the currently
22 known FA genes. The products of these genes, along with other FA‐associated proteins, …

The zDHHC family of S-acyltransferases

K Lemonidis, MW Werno, J Greaves… - Biochemical Society …, 2015 - portlandpress.com
The discovery of the zDHHC family of S-acyltransferase enzymes has been one of the major
breakthroughs in the S-acylation field. Now, more than a decade since their discovery, …

Substrate selectivity in the zDHHC family of S-acyltransferases

K Lemonidis, C Salaun, M Kouskou… - Biochemical Society …, 2017 - portlandpress.com
S-acylation is a reversible lipid modification occurring on cysteine residues mediated by a
family of membrane-bound ‘zDHHC’ enzymes. S-acylation predominantly results in anchoring …

Structural and biochemical basis of interdependent FANCI‐FANCD2 ubiquitination

K Lemonidis, ML Rennie, C Arkinson… - The EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
Di‐monoubiquitination of the FANCI‐FANCD2 (ID2) complex is a central and crucial step for
the repair of DNA interstrand crosslinks via the Fanconi anaemia pathway. While FANCD2 …

Differential functions of FANCI and FANCD2 ubiquitination stabilize ID2 complex on DNA

ML Rennie, K Lemonidis, C Arkinson, VK Chaugule… - EMBO …, 2020 - embopress.org
The Fanconi anaemia (FA) pathway is a dedicated pathway for the repair of DNA interstrand
crosslinks and is additionally activated in response to other forms of replication stress. A key …

[HTML][HTML] S-acylation of Sprouty and SPRED proteins by the S-acyltransferase zDHHC17 involves a novel mode of enzyme–substrate interaction

…, C Locatelli, D Allagioti, I Lousa, K Lemonidis… - Journal of Biological …, 2023 - ASBMB
S-acylation is an essential post-translational modification, which is mediated by a family of
23 zDHHC enzymes in humans. Several thousand proteins are modified by S-acylation; …

[HTML][HTML] Peptide array-based screening reveals a large number of proteins interacting with the ankyrin-repeat domain of the zDHHC17 S-acyltransferase

K Lemonidis, R MacLeod, GS Baillie… - Journal of Biological …, 2017 - ASBMB
zDHHC S-acyltransferases are enzymes catalyzing protein S-acylation, a common post-translational
modification on proteins frequently affecting their membrane targeting and trafficking…