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Item Elongator protein 3 (Elp3) lysine acetyltransferase is a tail-anchored mitochondrial protein in Toxoplasma gondii(Elsevier, 2013) Stilger, Krista L.; Sullivan, William J., Jr.; Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of MedicineBackground: Protein acetylation is prevalent in mitochondria, yet acetyltransferases mediating this activity are unknown. Results: Toxoplasma Elongator protein 3 (Elp3) possesses a unique C-terminal transmembrane domain necessary and sufficient to target it to the mitochondria. Conclusion: Elp3 is an essential tail-anchored mitochondrial acetyltransferase in Toxoplasma. Significance: Elp3 has conserved functions involving mitochondria that may predate its established role in transcription.