The nuclear envelope is a membrane system which surrounds the nucleoplasm of eukaryotic cells. It is composed of the nuclear lamina, nuclear pore complexes and two nuclear membranes. The space between the two membranes is called the nuclear intermembrane space.
The membrane surrounding the nucleus. This term is used when it is not known if the protein is found in or associated with the inner or outer nuclear membrane.
Acts as a acyl-protein thioesterase (PubMed:19439193, PubMed:20418879). Hydrolyzes fatty acids from S-acylated cysteine residues in proteins such as trimeric G alpha proteins or HRAS (PubMed:20418879). Has depalmitoylating activity toward KCNMA1 (PubMed:22399288). Could also depalmitoylate ADRB2 (PubMed:27481942). Acts as a lysophospholipase and hydrolyzes lysophosphatidylcholine (lyso-PC) (PubMed:19439193). Also hydrolyzes lysophosphatidylethanolamine (lyso-PE), lysophosphatidylinositol (lyso- PI) and lysophosphatidylserine (lyso-PS) (By similarity). Has much higher thioesterase activity than lysophospholipase activity (PubMed:19439193). Contributes to the production of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) during blood coagulation by recognizing and cleaving plasma phospholipids to generate lysophospholipids which in turn act as substrates for ENPP2 to produce LPA (PubMed:21393252). {By
SimilarityUniProtKB:P70470, Experimental EvidencePubMed:19439193, Experimental EvidencePubMed:20418879, Experimental EvidencePubMed:21393252, Experimental EvidencePubMed:22399288, Experimental EvidencePubMed:27481942}.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Department of Biology
Biophysics & Bioinformatics Laboratory