siCtrl and siNatA knockdown cell lysates were prepared as described above and the samples were analyzed on a 4–16% gradient XT precast Criterion gel using XT-MOPS buffer (Bio-Rad). Gel slices corresponding to the molecular weights (∼29 kDa) of the tagged THOC7 variants (between 25 and 37 kDa) were cut from the gel and ISIL was performed as described previously (62 (link)). The resulting peptide mixtures were acidified (0.1% formic acid) and analyzed by LC–MS/MS analysis. Peptide mixtures were introduced into an Ultimate 3000 RSLC nano LC-MS/MS system (Dionex, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) in-line connected to an LTQ Orbitrap Velos (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Bremen, Germany) as described previously (30 (link)). When operating the instrument in Higher Energy Collision Dissociation (HCD), spectra were acquired in the Orbitrap with an effective FWHM resolution >7500 around m/z 400. The extent of Nt-acetylation was calculated from the peptide ion signals observed in the MS spectra (5 (link)).