ZDHHC17 - zinc finger DHHC-type palmitoyltransferase 17

Function

Palmitoyltransferase that catalyzes the addition of palmitate onto various protein substrates and is involved in a variety of cellular processes (PubMed:15489887, PubMed:15603740, PubMed:24705354, PubMed:27911442, PubMed:28757145). Has no stringent fatty acid selectivity and in addition to palmitate can also transfer onto target proteins myristate from tetradecanoyl-CoA and stearate from octadecanoyl-CoA (By similarity). Palmitoyltransferase specific for a subset of neuronal proteins, including SNAP25, DLG4/PSD95, GAD2, SYT1 and HTT (PubMed:15603740, PubMed:15489887, PubMed:19139280, PubMed:28757145). Also palmitoylates neuronal protein GPM6A as well as SPRED1 and SPRED3 (PubMed:24705354). Could also play a role in axonogenesis through the regulation of NTRK1 and the downstream ERK1/ERK2 signaling cascade (By similarity). May be involved in the sorting or targeting of critical proteins involved in the initiating events of endocytosis at the plasma membrane (PubMed:12393793). May play a role in Mg(2+) transport (PubMed:18794299). Could also palmitoylate DNAJC5 and regulate its localization to the Golgi membrane (By similarity). Palmitoylates CASP6, thereby preventing its dimerization and subsequent activation (PubMed:27911442).

Gene Regulons