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==Crystal structure of acetate:succinate CoA transferase (ASCT) from Trypanosoma brucei.==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[6lp1]] is a 4 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trypanosoma_brucei Trypanosoma brucei]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=6LP1 OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6LP1 FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 2.01&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=CA:CALCIUM+ION'>CA</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=GOL:GLYCEROL'>GOL</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6lp1 FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=6lp1 OCA], [https://pdbe.org/6lp1 PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=6lp1 RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/6lp1 PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=6lp1 ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q386P1_TRYB2 Q386P1_TRYB2] Key enzyme for ketone body catabolism. Transfers the CoA moiety from succinate to acetoacetate. Formation of the enzyme-CoA intermediate proceeds via an unstable anhydride species formed between the carboxylate groups of the enzyme and substrate.[PIRNR:PIRNR000858]
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Acetate:succinate CoA transferase (ASCT) is a mitochondrial enzyme that catalyzes the production of acetate and succinyl-CoA, which is coupled to ATP production with succinyl-CoA synthetase (SCS) in a process called the ASCT/SCS cycle. This cycle has been studied in Trypanosoma brucei (T. brucei), a pathogen of African sleeping sickness, and is involved in (i) ATP and (ii) acetate production and proceeds independent of oxygen and an electrochemical gradient. Interestingly, knockout of ASCT in procyclic form (PCF) of T. brucei cause oligomycin A-hypersensitivity phenotype indicating that ASCT/SCS cycle complements the deficiency of ATP synthase activity. In bloodstream form (BSF) of T. brucei, ATP synthase works in reverse to maintain the electrochemical gradient by hydrolyzing ATP. However, no information has been available on the source of ATP, although ASCT/SCS cycle could be a potential candidate. Regarding mitochondrial acetate production, which is essential for fatty acid biosynthesis and growth of T. brucei, ASCT or acetyl-CoA hydrolase (ACH) are known to be its source. Despite the importance of this cycle, direct evidence of its function is lacking, and there are no comprehensive biochemical or structural biology studies reported so far. Here, we show that in vitro-reconstituted ASCT/SCS cycle is highly specific towards acetyl-CoA and has a higher kcat than that of yeast and bacterial ATP synthases. Our results provide the first biochemical basis for (i) rescue of ATP synthase-deficient phenotype by ASCT/SCS cycle in PCF and (ii) a potential source of ATP for the reverse reaction of ATP synthase in BSF.

The ASCT/SCS cycle fuels mitochondrial ATP and acetate production in Trypanosoma brucei.,Mochizuki K, Inaoka DK, Mazet M, Shiba T, Fukuda K, Kurasawa H, Millerioux Y, Boshart M, Balogun EO, Harada S, Hirayama K, Bringaud F, Kita K Biochim Biophys Acta Bioenerg. 2020 Nov 1;1861(11):148283. doi:, 10.1016/j.bbabio.2020.148283. Epub 2020 Aug 4. PMID:32763239<ref>PMID:32763239</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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</StructureSection>
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Trypanosoma brucei]]
[[Category: Balogun EO]]
[[Category: Boshart M]]
[[Category: Bringaud F]]
[[Category: Fukuda K]]
[[Category: Harada S]]
[[Category: Hirayama K]]
[[Category: Inaoka DK]]
[[Category: Kita K]]
[[Category: Kurasawa H]]
[[Category: Mazet M]]
[[Category: Millerioux Y]]
[[Category: Mochizuki K]]
[[Category: Shiba T]]