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Structural highlights

Disease

[ACACA_HUMAN] Defects in ACACA are a cause of acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1 deficiency (ACACAD) [MIM:613933]; also known as ACAC deficiency or ACC deficiency. An inborn error of de novo fatty acid synthesis associated with severe brain damage, persistent myopathy and poor growth.^[1]

Function

[ACACA_HUMAN] Catalyzes the rate-limiting reaction in the biogenesis of long-chain fatty acids. Carries out three functions: biotin carboxyl carrier protein, biotin carboxylase and carboxyltransferase.^[2]

References

1. ↑ Blom W, de Muinck Keizer SM, Scholte HR. Acetyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency: an inborn error of de novo fatty acid synthesis. N Engl J Med. 1981 Aug 20;305(8):465-6. PMID:6114432 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJM198108203050820
2. ↑ Colbert CL, Kim CW, Moon YA, Henry L, Palnitkar M, McKean WB, Fitzgerald K, Deisenhofer J, Horton JD, Kwon HJ. Crystal structure of Spot 14, a modulator of fatty acid synthesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Nov 2;107(44):18820-5. Epub 2010 Oct 15. PMID:20952656 doi:10.1073/pnas.1012736107