Structural highlights
Function
[ACP_ECOLI] Carrier of the growing fatty acid chain in fatty acid biosynthesis.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_01217]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Fatty acid synthesis in bacteria is catalyzed by a set of individual enzymes known as the type II fatty acid synthase. Acyl carrier protein (ACP) shuttles the acyl intermediates between individual pathway enzymes. In this study, we determined the solution structures of three different forms of ACP, apo-ACP, ACP, and butyryl-ACP under identical experimental conditions. The structural studies revealed that attachment of butyryl acyl intermediate to ACP alters the conformation of ACP. This finding supports the more general notion that the attachment of different acyl intermediates alters the ACP structure to facilitate their recognition and turnover by the appropriate target enzymes.
Structural modification of acyl carrier protein by butyryl group.,Wu BN, Zhang YM, Rock CO, Zheng JJ Protein Sci. 2009 Jan;18(1):240-6. PMID:19177367[1]
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References
- ↑ Wu BN, Zhang YM, Rock CO, Zheng JJ. Structural modification of acyl carrier protein by butyryl group. Protein Sci. 2009 Jan;18(1):240-6. PMID:19177367 doi:10.1002/pro.11
