BETA-KETOACYL-ACP SYNTHASE II FROM ESCHERICHIA COLIBETA-KETOACYL-ACP SYNTHASE II FROM ESCHERICHIA COLI

Structural highlights

1kas is a 1 chain structure with sequence from "bacillus_coli"_migula_1895 "bacillus coli" migula 1895. The June 2007 RCSB PDB Molecule of the Month feature on Fatty Acid Synthase by David S. Goodsell is 10.2210/rcsb_pdb/mom_2007_6. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Activity:[acyl-carrier-protein_synthase_I Beta-ketoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase I], with EC number 2.3.1.41
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Function

[FABF_ECOLI] Catalyzes the condensation reaction of fatty acid synthesis by the addition to an acyl acceptor of two carbons from malonyl-ACP. Has a preference for short chain acid substrates and may function to supply the octanoic substrates for lipoic acid biosynthesis.

Evolutionary Conservation

 

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

In the biosynthesis of fatty acids, the beta-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) synthases catalyze chain elongation by the addition of two-carbon units derived from malonyl-ACP to an acyl group bound to either ACP or CoA. The crystal structure of beta-ketoacyl synthase II from Escherichia coli has been determined with the multiple isomorphous replacement method and refined at 2.4 A resolution. The subunit consists of two mixed five-stranded beta-sheets surrounded by alpha-helices. The two sheets are packed against each other in such a way that the fold can be described as consisting of five layers, alpha-beta-alpha-beta-alpha. The enzyme is a homodimer, and the subunits are related by a crystallographic 2-fold axis. The two active sites are located near the dimer interface but are approximately 25 A apart. The proposed nucleophile in the reaction, Cys163, is located at the bottom of a mainly hydrophobic pocket which is also lined with several conserved polar residues. In spite of very low overall sequence homology, the structure of beta-ketoacyl synthase is similar to that of thiolase, an enzyme involved in the beta-oxidation pathway, indicating that both enzymes might have a common ancestor.

Crystal structure of beta-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein synthase II from E.coli reveals the molecular architecture of condensing enzymes.,Huang W, Jia J, Edwards P, Dehesh K, Schneider G, Lindqvist Y EMBO J. 1998 Mar 2;17(5):1183-91. PMID:9482715[1]

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References

  1. Huang W, Jia J, Edwards P, Dehesh K, Schneider G, Lindqvist Y. Crystal structure of beta-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein synthase II from E.coli reveals the molecular architecture of condensing enzymes. EMBO J. 1998 Mar 2;17(5):1183-91. PMID:9482715 doi:10.1093/emboj/17.5.1183

1kas, resolution 2.40Å

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