S-Palmitoylation is the covalent attachment of fatty acids, such as palmitic acid, to cysteine residues of membrane proteins.
The precise function of<unk>  depends on the particular protein being considered.<unk>  enhances the hydro-phobicity of proteins and contributes to their membrane association.<unk>  also appears to play a significant role in subcellular trafficking of proteins between membrane compartments, as well as in modulating protein-protein interactions.
An example of a protein that undergoes<unk>  is hemagglutinin, a membrane glycoprotein used by influenza to attach to host cell receptors.
Palmitoylation
Biotinylation
Glucuronidation
Carboxylation
Hydroxylation
Alkylation
Fischer esterification
Edman degradation