Structural highlights
Function
[FABH_ECOLI] Catalyzes the condensation reaction of fatty acid synthesis by the addition to an acyl acceptor of two carbons from malonyl-ACP. Catalyzes the first condensation reaction which initiates fatty acid synthesis and may therefore play a role in governing the total rate of fatty acid production. Possesses both acetoacetyl-ACP synthase and acetyl transacylase activities. Has some substrate specificity for acetyl-CoA. Its substrate specificity determines the biosynthesis of straight-chain of fatty acids instead of branched-chain.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_01815]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Beta-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein synthase III (FabH), the most divergent member of the family of condensing enzymes, is a key catalyst in bacterial fatty acid biosynthesis and a promising target for novel antibiotics. We report here the crystal structures of FabH determined in the presence and absence of acetyl-CoA. These structures display a fold that is common for condensing enzymes. The observed acetylation of Cys(112) proves its catalytic role and clearly defines the primer binding pocket. Modeling based on a bound CoA molecule suggests catalytic roles for His(244) and Asn(274). The structures provide the molecular basis for FabH substrate specificity and reaction mechanism and are important for structure-based design of novel antibiotics.
Crystal structure of beta-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein synthase III. A key condensing enzyme in bacterial fatty acid biosynthesis.,Qiu X, Janson CA, Konstantinidis AK, Nwagwu S, Silverman C, Smith WW, Khandekar S, Lonsdale J, Abdel-Meguid SS J Biol Chem. 1999 Dec 17;274(51):36465-71. PMID:10593943[1]
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References
- ↑ Qiu X, Janson CA, Konstantinidis AK, Nwagwu S, Silverman C, Smith WW, Khandekar S, Lonsdale J, Abdel-Meguid SS. Crystal structure of beta-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein synthase III. A key condensing enzyme in bacterial fatty acid biosynthesis. J Biol Chem. 1999 Dec 17;274(51):36465-71. PMID:10593943
