Term Name: protein acetylation
Synonyms: protein amino acid acetylation
Definition: The addition of an acetyl group to a protein amino acid. An acetyl group is CH3CO-, derived from acetic [ethanoic] acid.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006473]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: protein acylation
has subtype: internal protein amino acid acetylation N-terminal protein amino acid acetylation peptidyl-cysteine acetylation peptidyl-lysine acetylation peptidyl-serine acetylation peptidyl-threonine acetylation post-translational protein acetylation
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of protein acetylation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of protein acetylation
regulated by: regulation of protein acetylation