Arabidopsis thaliana multifuctional protein, MFP2Arabidopsis thaliana multifuctional protein, MFP2

Structural highlights

2wtb is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Arabidopsis thaliana. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.5Å
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Function

MFP2_ARATH Involved in peroxisomal fatty acid beta-oxidation during seed germination. Possesses enoyl-CoA hydratase activity against long chain substrates (C14-C18) and 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase activity against chains of variable sizes (C6-C18).[1] [2] [3]

Evolutionary Conservation

 

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Plant fatty acids can be completely degraded within the peroxisomes. Fatty acid degradation plays a role in several plant processes including plant hormone synthesis and seed germination. Two multifunctional peroxisomal isozymes, MFP2 and AIM1, both with 2-trans-enoyl-CoA hydratase and l-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase activities, function in mouse ear cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) peroxisomal beta-oxidation, where fatty acids are degraded by the sequential removal of two carbon units. A deficiency in either of the two isozymes gives rise to a different phenotype; the biochemical and molecular background for these differences is not known. Structure determination of Arabidopsis MFP2 revealed that plant peroxisomal MFPs can be grouped into two families, as defined by a specific pattern of amino acid residues in the flexible loop of the acyl-binding pocket of the 2-trans-enoyl-CoA hydratase domain. This could explain the differences in substrate preferences and specific biological functions of the two isozymes. The in vitro substrate preference profiles illustrate that the Arabidopsis AIM1 hydratase has a preference for short chain acyl-CoAs compared with the Arabidopsis MFP2 hydratase. Remarkably, neither of the two was able to catabolize enoyl-CoA substrates longer than 14 carbon atoms efficiently, suggesting the existence of an uncharacterized long chain enoyl-CoA hydratase in Arabidopsis peroxisomes.

The multifunctional protein in peroxisomal beta-oxidation: structure and substrate specificity of the arabidopsis thaliana protein MFP2.,Arent S, Christensen CE, Pye VE, Norgaard A, Henriksen A J Biol Chem. 2010 Jul 30;285(31):24066-77. Epub 2010 May 12. PMID:20463021[4]

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References

  1. Richmond TA, Bleecker AB. A defect in beta-oxidation causes abnormal inflorescence development in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell. 1999 Oct;11(10):1911-24. PMID:10521521
  2. Rylott EL, Eastmond PJ, Gilday AD, Slocombe SP, Larson TR, Baker A, Graham IA. The Arabidopsis thaliana multifunctional protein gene (MFP2) of peroxisomal beta-oxidation is essential for seedling establishment. Plant J. 2006 Mar;45(6):930-41. PMID:16507084 doi:10.1111/j.1365-313X.2005.02650.x
  3. Arent S, Christensen CE, Pye VE, Norgaard A, Henriksen A. The multifunctional protein in peroxisomal beta-oxidation: structure and substrate specificity of the arabidopsis thaliana protein MFP2. J Biol Chem. 2010 Jul 30;285(31):24066-77. Epub 2010 May 12. PMID:20463021 doi:10.1074/jbc.M110.106005
  4. Arent S, Christensen CE, Pye VE, Norgaard A, Henriksen A. The multifunctional protein in peroxisomal beta-oxidation: structure and substrate specificity of the arabidopsis thaliana protein MFP2. J Biol Chem. 2010 Jul 30;285(31):24066-77. Epub 2010 May 12. PMID:20463021 doi:10.1074/jbc.M110.106005

2wtb, resolution 2.50Å

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