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Thioesterase (TE) catalyzes the break of an ester bond to produce acid and alcohol at a thiol group. TEs are substrate-specific.

  • Palmitoyl protein TE removes fatty acids like palmitate from modified cysteine residues during lysosomal degradation[1]. For details see Palmitoyl protein thioesterase.
  • 4-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA TE converts 4-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA to 4-hydroxybenzoate and CoA[2].
  • Acyl-CoA TE hydrolyzes acyl-CoA to the fatty acid and CoA and is involved in lipid metabolism[3]. See also YbgC.
  • Fluoroacetyl-CoA TE from Streptomyces cattleya hydrolyzes fluoroacetyl-CoA thus preventing it from being metabolized to the lethal 4-hydroxy-trans-aconitate[4].
  • Ubiquitin TE or ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase (USP) removes conjugated ubiquitin (UB) from proteins thus regulating protein level by preventing their degradation. USP hydrolyze the peptide bond at the C-terminal glycine of ubiquitin. The USPs are involved in the processing of poly-UB precursors and of ubiquitinated proteins[5]. USP contains catalytic domain surrounded several domains: Ub-like (UBL); Ub-associated (UBA); zinc finger-Ub-specific protease domain (UBP or DUSP); TRF homology domain.
  • USP-L1, USP25 hydrolyze C-terminal adducts of UB.
  • USP-L3 hydrolyze C-terminal adducts of UB and NEDD8.
  • USP5 cleaves multiubiquitin polymers.
  • USP6 has ATP-independent isopeptidase activity.
  • USP7, USP4, USP13, USP15 deubiquitinate several proteins.
  • USP8 removes conjugated ubiquitin from proteins thus preventing protein degradation. USP8 is involved in cell proliferation and is active in the M phase of proliferation.
  • USP11, USP14 are proteasome-associated.
  • USP16, USP21 deubiquitinate histone H2A.
  • USP28 deubiquitinates proteins of the DNA damage pathway.
  • USP33 regulates centrosome duplication.
  • USP37 deubiquitinates cyclin A.


3D structures of thioesterase3D structures of thioesterase

Updated on 11-September-2016

ReferencesReferences

  1. Cho S, Dawson G. Palmitoyl protein thioesterase 1 protects against apoptosis mediated by Ras-Akt-caspase pathway in neuroblastoma cells. J Neurochem. 2000 Apr;74(4):1478-88. PMID:10737604
  2. Zhuang Z, Gartemann KH, Eichenlaub R, Dunaway-Mariano D. Characterization of the 4-hydroxybenzoyl-coenzyme A thioesterase from Arthrobacter sp. strain SU. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 May;69(5):2707-11. PMID:12732540
  3. Hunt MC, Alexson SE. The role Acyl-CoA thioesterases play in mediating intracellular lipid metabolism. Prog Lipid Res. 2002 Mar;41(2):99-130. PMID:11755680
  4. Weeks AM, Coyle SM, Jinek M, Doudna JA, Chang MC. Structural and Biochemical Studies of a Fluoroacetyl-CoA-Specific Thioesterase Reveal a Molecular Basis for Fluorine Selectivity. Biochemistry. 2010 Oct 11. PMID:20836570 doi:10.1021/bi101102u
  5. Jagannathan M, Nguyen T, Gallo D, Luthra N, Brown GW, Saridakis V, Frappier L. A role for USP7 in DNA replication. Mol Cell Biol. 2014 Jan;34(1):132-45. doi: 10.1128/MCB.00639-13. Epub 2013 Nov 4. PMID:24190967 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/MCB.00639-13

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